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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

ISSUE OF NEW BHARES.

HE-Directors of TuR HONG KONG TBRATORAL HOTELS, LIMITENT have decided to offer the Shares of the NEW ISSUE to those Porsons who are registered as Shareholders at the alose of business on the 31ar MARCH, 1991, upon terms and conditions which will be set out in the Form of Offer,

For THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAT Horia, Lib.

F. C. BARRY,

Secretary.

[470 Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931,

THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.. NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN

Nhat the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING, of SHAREHOLDERS will be bold in the Offss of the Company, 2, QUEEN BUILDING, Hong Kong, on MONDAY, 30 MARCH, 1931, at NOON, for consideration of the Direc tora Report and Statement of Accounte for the Year ending Stat DroKMBER, 1930.

The SHARE BEGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 29x to the 30TH MARCH, 1031, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

K. M. DYER.

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong. 17th March, 1931,

NOTICE.

THE TRUTH ABOUT,

REAL CHOCOLATES !!

When you bite into a GLIFTON Chocolate

and taste fruit, you know quite well it's the flavour

of real fruit, which has

been

its picked for absolute perfection.

CLIFTON Chocolates

are widely known for their smooth richness, tooth- some fillings and delightful sweetness, while mints, creams, fruits, nuts and caramels are'

daintily

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931.

WEATHER REPORT.

1.

The anti-cyclone is now central over S. Manchuria and the sea of Japan. Pressure conditions over China-remain uncertain

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machinery of all kinds, capital nud shipping, services-no less thân - 44 | Yesterday's weather report, fore. per cent, of the tonnage that entera: cast and remarks, issued by the Buenos Aires being British. But Royal Observatory at 4.55 p. competition for the South American stated:-.

trade has been increasingly keen since the War and it is high time" that Britain bastirred herself. For tunately, there is roon for all in that great Continent, and Britain will keep her place provided that enterprim and willingness to ne commodate the customer are shown This principle is recognised by the New York Timer, which pays a

Local Forecast: E winds, moderate; cloudy generally, some drizzle or mist.

BIRTH.

CAMPBELL-On March 12, at Bhang

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* News and Views

For the Offertory.

The Viair of Windsor (the Rev. C. H. Hamilton), collecting his morning mail from the letter-box. found one Monday last month an envelope on which was written,

thank offering for All Saints Church organ fund." Inside was £300 in banknotes. There was no clue to the sender.

An Hungarian Musician in Hộng

Kong,

An Hungarian musician woll- known on the Continent, Mr, A.

SUMMARY OF NEWS*

Local.

"A. S. Watson & Co.'s meeting.

----Pago: Barna is making a brief stay in

China Provident Co. dividend.

Page 9. Hong Kong, and it is hoped that

The trial of a Filipino on eni residents will have an oppor charge of murder has been adjourn. tunity of hearing his art. Mr.ed to the April Sessions.: Pago 4. Barna's chief instrument is the

The case in which Mrs. Chu Shuk cymbal-not the clashing. "brass suing a local Bank for 842,000

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hai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. generous tribute to. the exhibition, great recoption when she attended plates," but the national instrument daraages was continued yesterday

CAMPERLL, A sọn.

ENGAGEMENT.

WALKER-BELL-The engagemont is announced of Mine MARGOT JESKYN BELL and JAMES WALKER, of the Hong Kong and Shang- bai Bank, Manila, P.I.

Editorial and Business Offices :- 11.

Ice Housa Stroot. Tel. 30951.

Tel. 24511.

Night Editor (Wanchai Offico) London Office: 53, Fleet Streat,

E.O. 4.

assorted and elegantly The Daily Press.

packed.

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HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE

: ASSOCIATION,

THE ANNUAL

GENERAL

DA

MEETING will be held in the BOARD ROOM of MESSES," JARDINE,

& CO., LTD., MATHESON FRIDAY, the 20rn MARCH, at 5,90 P.M.

[460

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

N that the THIRTY-FOURTI

ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING

of

in SHAREHOLDERS

the

CLIFTON

CHOCOLATES.”

SOLE AGENTS --

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A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

TEL. 20016.

HONG KONG, MARCH 17, 1931.

THE BUENOS AIRES EXHIBITION.

and expresses the hope that it may be the beginning of an economic revival in Britain, the effects of which would shortly be felt by athers, including ourselves"

Success in the Argentine should stimulate British trade magnates to similar energy and enterprise in

other spheres of British commerce. The matter of a Britide exhibition

in Hong Kong might well be ex plored by the local Chamber of Com. merce, and suggested to the British Economic Mission. In China there is a tendency to forget what the British merchant and manufacturer have done in the past and can still achieve nt the present time. A re- minder has become necessary, and the events of Buenos Aires suggest the right line of approach,

LOCAL

THE MIRACULOUS.

adherents of

and again adjourned." Page 5. News was received in the Colony

yesterday of the death at sen of super-Sir Charles Eliot, a former Vice- Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.

Pago 7. To-day's Wireless programme.

.Page

Princess in the Fast End,

Princess Helena Victoria had a a concert at the Hulton House of Hungary. It is the size of Club in the Mile End-road. This piano and played with hand strikers club was founded by members, of

of a after the manner of the Hulton family in memory the late Sir Edward Hulton, It dulcima. Mr. Barna is also on has a membership of more than expert on the Xylophone and with 1,000 young men and women, 'who, for a ubscription of a few pence glass. We have seen a copy of the a month, have the use of reading programme given recently at the and onred rooms, and can attend Swatow Y.M.C.A. and it includes Sport. educational lectures and concerts numbers from Verdis' "Traviata,”, Divorce.

Police Reserve orders..

Brahms, Rossini, and Bach. Our Junior Cricket Notes:

:

Page 4.

By "L

Ladies' Golf Competition results.

Pago 8.

Page 8. Results of second day of inter- University sports. Pago 8. Hong Kong Police beat Shanghai in the revolver match at Bowen Road range yesterday.

Page 8.

More than 240 politions for de-contemporary, the Peking & Tien-B. W," creea nisi were included in the sup-tain Times pays cordial tribute to plemental list, posted at Somerset Mr. Barna's skill, and other papers. House, of cases to be heard in the in the Far East, British and Chi- Divorce Court during the Hilary nose, are equally enthusiastic. sittings. Among the petitions in that of Lady W. J. Worthington against Bir E.. S. Worthington. Lady Worthington is a daughter of the late Mr. John Wallner, of Glassinghall, Dunblano, Sir Ed. ward Scott Worthington was phy. sician to the Duke of Connaught, whom he accompanied, in Canada and India,

Game Frenchman.

One of the pluckiest boxers I have seen for some time is Louis Casimir, a young Parisian heavy. weight, who took a real drubbing from John Pettifer at the Crystal

Christian WHOEVER the originator of the Science are not likely to let the Bachos Aires Exhibition may indictment, uttered by the Rev. Palaco, writes. Mr. Thomma be, ho has certainly done Great II. V. Koor in St. John's Cathe- Wignell, the Daily Express sport correspondent. I have said before Britain д

fine service, dral last Sunday, go by default. that far too very

many Continental Over a thousand "British Empire. We réprint Mr. Koor's sermon in fighters of mediocre merita are firms are represented, and they full, starting on page 1 of this given engagements in this country. to the exclusion of our own men are showing wares valued it five issue, and whether one agrees or who are much more worthy-but millions sterling, or an average diengrees with what the preacher Casimir thoroughly deserved the of £8,000 each. This is exhibiting had to say the force and cogency of cheers awarded him when, in a on the grand scale, and that noth the argument cannot be denied. But very scarlet condition, he left the ing should be omitted the PRINCE" the upholders of Christian Science or WALES, the Empire's greatest are not ashamed of their faith and ambassador-we believe he once no doubt a spirited reply "will be

Company will

be held. in the THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY termed himself, with characteristic forthcoming. An' attack' 'on' Mrs. Company's BOARD ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, „Á ZANDRA BUILDINGS, Hong Kong, un. TUESDAY, 1er MARCH, 1931, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the Year ended DEO- BEE 81st, 1990, electing Directora and Auditors, and for the Transaction of any other Ordinary Business of the Company,

HONG KONG CLUB.

ring. He had been beaten to a frazzle, but he celebrated the poem. sion by kissing Pettifer six times on both checks. What he had to kiss aliout is more than I can ex- plain, but he was so game and so sportsmanlike that he is one of the few foreign boxers I want to ere again.

★ Local

TY MO'SHAN. Solitude reigns on this hill,

The wind blows from the sea; We hear no distant curlew's trill

Or heather hunting bee.

The earthly shackles fall apart,

The mind released at Inst, Geis inspiration from the heart,

And sheds its shadowed past.

The mighty spaces we behold

Now send their message clear,

Latest Cables.

That simple mind enn ne'er grow have forced the Chairman, General

old

Or yield to earthly fear.

JOHN WILLWYN.

The figures for Germany's trade for February are published. Page. The Kuo Min News Agency pub lishes ao qutline of the Provisional Constitution for China which has been decided upon by the Drafting

Committee.

The Viceroy of India yesterday addressed the Chamber of Princes. Page 7. The three assassins of a Hamburg Municipal Communist have been arrested.

Page 7. The four Generals in Yunnan

Lung Yun, to resign. Page 7.

The assailant of M. Paul-Ani.. keieff, who was shot at Tokyo | yesterday, has surrendered to the

police.

Page 7. Extraordinary precautions were taken by the police on the arrival of the King of Spain in London or Sunday night.

!

Page 7 The two German

aeroplanes:

from which flew on Saturday Shanghai to Feiping will remain at Peiping for a week. Page 7.

Lady Diana, Duff Cooper made her debut as a public speaker in the drawing-room of the Mar- chioness of Hartington, when she addressed the domestic servants of Mayfair on behalf of her husband, who is contesting the St. George's $500,000,000. bye-election.

Page 7.

insurance

A New York message reports that the General Motors Corpora- tion has taken out an policy for the record

(Continued on previous column.)

Local Notes and Events

wit, the Empire's chief commercial Expr generally provokes are traveller-has opened the Exhibi-joinder and the disputants get tion as the culminating episode of down to eld controversies about his South America tour.

that lady's life, her use of other | The British people are slow authors in her Science and starters, and of nothing has this Health with Key to the Scrip

tures," and how far her idens were been truer than the arts of adver-inspired by certain of her friends. tising and salesmanship. The old But to most of us this is an motto was, “We make the best, and Scientists claim that they have re Christian obscuring of the issue, always find its discovered the manner of healing. THE THIRD YEARLY DRAW. the best will

The annual school sports of the ING of 20 DEBENTURES (1823 market." This was good enough according to the New Testament, Central British School will be held

mental and physical disease weed, KONG CLUB, Fayable on WEDNEStill the post-war era, but in an im- by CHRIST and His immediate at King's Park on Saturday, Marcha Issue 500 Each) of the DAY, the 307 SEPTEMBER, 1931, poverished and bewildered world, followers.

The Roman Catholic 21, commencing at 2 pm. will be held in the CLUB HOUSE, where people have, however, ac-

Church also avers that what wo at 11 O'crook A.M., on FRIDAY, the

call miraculous power has never quired the rending habit, advertisbeen lost. MARCH, 1931,

The Roman Catholic

TO

NOTICE IS ALSO HERESY GIVEN

T that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 25rm MARCH, 1931, until TUESDAY, 81ar MARCH, 1981, Both Days inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registored,

By Order of the Board, D. L. KING,

Secretary. Hong Kong, March 11th, 1981. [458)

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING will be held at the Company's Officer,

P. & C. BUILDING, on WED., 18 MARCH, 1981, at 11 A.M, for the purpose of presenting the Beport of the Directors together with a Italo- ment of Accounts to 91st DECEMBER, 1930, and electing Directors and Auditors.

he REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from 5TH MARCH, 1991, to 12rx MARCH, 1981, Both Days 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 Feb., 1981. (850

NOTICE..

Bearers of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing

By Order,

T. A. BOBERTSON, Lout. Col., Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1831,

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THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD! STORAGE CO., LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN NO

that the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

Among those who are staying in

ing has become an increasingly Church has never gone into elabe the St. Francis Hotel are the rate explanations of these happen. French aviators, MM. Moench and important factor in commerce. ings, It gives examples, enjoins:

Britain has been reluctant to ac cept the principle of advertising, though great and honourable firms EDby has a theory, on the lines of the officers of the wrecked m.v.

philosophers such as BERKELEY and Roseville. such as the makers of Pears Soap, Hair, that matter is non-existent. Ltd., Selfridge's, Lipton's and Most of us regard her theory as A very enjoyable flannel dance Lever Brothers had shown in pre-hukum, but we are interested in took place last night in the Great war days what could be done by the Roman Catholic Church nor

the cures. Unfortunately, neither Hall of the University. It was ar. letting the public know that you Christian Scientists give the rest ranged by the University Union in honour of the Canton student athletes now in the Colony.

its inembers to believe them, and Burtin, also Capt. Johannson and there the matter stands. Mra.

have good things to sell The Buenos Aires Exhibition shows a change of heart and a relaxing of of the SHAREHOLDERS in the the national reluctance to blow Company will be held at the our own trumpet. We have taken Company's TOWN OFFICE 2, notion of how other countries, not LOWER ALDENT ROAD, on WEDNES DAY, the 18TH MARCH, 1991, at ably the United States, market NOON, for the purpose of receiving their goods, the economic depres the Report of the Directors together sion having made us no longer too with Statement of Accounts, declare proud to learn what America can ing a Dividend and re-electing teach.

Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Company will bo CLOSED from the 7 to the 18TH MARCH, 1991, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

"J, D. THOMSON;--

Acting Beatary. Hong Kong, 27th Feb., 1981. [984

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Co., LIMITED.

South America, and particularly the Argentine Republic, has always been a great field for British eater. prise, and £234 millions of British

of the world conclusive evidence of these supernatural events, What they state may be sufficient for their own congregations, but it does not convince the outside ob- server. The thing is not proved, on the ordinary rules of evidence. "beyond reasonable doubt."

Attemple have been made to sift the claims of Christian Scientists;

Convicted of stealing an overcoat longing to Private Phillips of the South Wales Borderers, an elderly Chinese, who was arrested by a do

the diffenities are great, bat when tective, in Wanchai, was sentenced people are inexplicably cured of by Mr. Schofield to three weeks' should be demonstrables Mere as diseases and fractures the facts hard' Jabour.

the police, fire completely destroyed According to a report made to

motor-dar bolonging to Mr. A S. MacKichan, of Messrs. Leigh and Orange, after it had been taken to day night. The origin of the out- a garage in Russell Street on Sun- break has not been traced,

A remand of one week on bail of 35 was granted by Mr. Hamilton to a Chinese who was brought be foro him yesterday on a charge of the unlawful possession of a box containing articles thought to be the property of a European now in Shanghai. Among the contents was silver powder puff with chain and the monogram B.K.H. engraved on the lid.

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um Pago 7.

дел

Looking Back 25 Years.

Hong Kong has found an Ameri- The system of government at

can admirer. The Sunday Sun says:-The Manila business should take a hand in the game, and here is our suggestion. Ap- point a committee of say, throe members, to go to Hong Kong and Singapore and collect data as to how John Bull allows the business- men to help in the administration of oven his red-tapo-confined Crown' colonics. There, the Chambers of commerce nominate to the Legiala. tive Council members of their own

body. Get the facts, and lay them

before the President. Roosevelt's good sense will prompt him to im. mediate recognition of the Manila American business men, if only tho The police are investigating an

facts are brought to his notice, Ho attempted murder of a cook e-

will never let it be said, that more ployed by the Wing Wai Sun business method chanicterises the Theatrical Company. The attempt running of a British Crown Colony was made early yesterday morning than is apparent in the manage with a long sharp instrument. The faraway islands. If the facts aro the victim being stabbed four times ment of dollar-and-ets America's assailant is described as a man of not secured by the commercial com no fixed abode and is said to be munity, they will not be raked up "hanger-on" of the same, hy the government. The reason is, theatrical troupe ns the victim. of course, apparent.-Hong Kong

Daily Press, March 17, 1006. Mrs. Constancin Leocadia da

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Bertions by patients and their Under the auspices of the Hong friends are not proof. It cannot be said, however, that the attitude Kong University Amateur Photo Rocha died at her residence in Wan-Looking Back 50 Years, of the orthodox churches is helpful, graphic Club, a cinema, show of thai load on Sunday at the age of There is far too much reliance on educational interest will be given Mr. E. M. de Rocha, and two mar

62 years. She is survived by her son. Yesterday, the 17th, being the an- the old saying that, #miracies

niversary of the birthday of St. capital is invested in Argentina BERNARD SHAW's cynical dofini at the University Union Assembly Mrs. Remedios. The funeral tokline, so far as the garrison was con don't happen," or alternatively on by Messrs. Eastman Kodak, Ltd..ried daughters, Mrs. Marques and land, the reins of military discip Patrick, the patron saint of Ire

railwaya alone. The country has tion, put in the mouth of a Cardinal Room at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow.

place yestoray, the remains being cerned, were slightly relaxed; and, an area of over a million square in the great play" St. Joan," that

istarred in the Roman Catholic as is usual with most corps in the milca, an équitable climate. and faith." The Rev. H. V. KOOP

(a miracle is an act that crentes|

H.E. the Governor (Sir William tendance of friends and relatives headquarter barracks of the In- Cemetery. There was a large at service, the fifes and drums left the magnificent communications by asserts that CHRIST's methods wore Pl, K.C.M.G., K.D.E.), accomnt the graveside. river, in addition to the net-work

only those which every wise panied by the Inspector General of

niskillings at midnight on Wednes- physician uace, whatever other Polica. (the Hon. Mr. E. D. 0.

day and serenaded their comrades of railways covering the provinces treatment he may apply," and later Wolfo, C.M.G.) and Chief Inspector The case in which a Chinese is of the various detachments in the ARY ANNUAL MEETING NOT the 430 ORDINARY

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN in the vicinity of the capital, and Mr. Koor speaks of the " receptive F. Grant, visited the various Polios being charged with a series of cantonment. the ships in har- thefts of clothing from various bour there is only one British ANNUAL MEETING of SHAPE for six hundred miles to the north minds and bodies," of those healed Stations in Hong Kong yesterday. HOLDERS will be held at the Officos west and again 300 miles to the go far beyond that, as no doubt Mr. by CHRIST. But CHRIST's miracles

houses in Temple Street during the sailing vocal, the Lucia, and the It is advertised that the semi- before Mr. Hamilton at the Kow dressed his ship from stem to month of February was continued captain, true to his nationality, DRY south-west. The Argentine is one finals tonn It was A

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TAHE FORTY.FOURTH ORDIN-

OF SHAREHOLDERS will be hold at the Office of Mosenä. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Imo., on THURSDAY, the 19TH MARCH, 1981, at NOON, for the purpose of

receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts for the Year ending B1st DEDEMBER, 1980.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 10rn MABUHL, 1931, THURSDAY, the 19 MARCH, 1981, Both Daya inclusivá.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Bepretary..... Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1933, [893,

of the

HUILDING EXCHANGE

CENTRAL,

рагроз

the 18TH DAY, of

nre asserted. One can, with good

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WEDNERiotoria, Hong Kong, on of the great farms of the world. Power over the dead, over de amateur boxing championships will stated that the "defendant was ar.afternoon in St. Patrick's Hall, MAROH, 1931, at 11.30 AM., for the Oil is found and copper, and manines and the forces of nature be decided at the Theatre Royal rested in Temple Street together Garden Road, at which a consider

arpose of receiving Statement of several important alloys, like wol- logic, reject the Miracles as fictions, next Saturday, commencing at with seven men, and that when able number of the 27th Regiment Acooяuta and the Report of the Directors for the Year ended 31st fram and magnaticso, are mined, but if one accents the Christian Booking dates and admission charged frankly adhnitted his guilt were present, but the day general. DICEMBER 1930,

but, the wealth of the Republic line theory of CHRIST's divinity then ment elsewhere in an announce and pointed out two other men ly has not been celebrated at

who, he alleged; were, with him any degree of enthusiasm by the The

TRANSFER BOOKS of the in ita corn and meat, sugar, hides. The significance of the stress laid one must take the miracles with it.

when he committed the thefts. sons of St. Patrick, the unfortunate Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY 4TH MABUH, 1931, and almost every kind of non- on the miraclea ennnot be denied. Arrosted in Hillier Street over After hearing further legal argu- state of affairs at home probably

WEDNESDAY, 18AY #MABLE,] tropien! and sub-tropical

But if one-believes in New Teatr the wock end with a large quantityments as to the possibility of ad throwing a damper on the other. 1981, Both Days inclusivo.......

kont miracles, and the teachings of opium in his possession a Chinses mitting the statement in which the wise exuberant spirits of our Irish visions. The Argentine is, thereabout them, surely those claimed by frankly confessed that smuggling, defendant pleaded guilty to all the fellow residents. We sincerely fore, a natural client of Great Christian Scienes morit a patient was his profession. He was charged charges, his Worship adjourned the trust that the next anniversary Britain, sending us the products of Mr. EDDY's theology is here was fined 80,000 or in default one appeared for the defendant and auspices in old Erin Hong Kong and sympathetic examination, even before. Bir. Schofield yesterday and case for a week. Mr. Hin Shing Lo will be polobrated under happier her land and receiving in return tical.

- year's-hard-labour,

Inspector Fallon prosecuted.

Daily Preez, March 16, 1881-

By Order of the Board of Director,

ALLAN KEITH, Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th Feb. 1951.

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