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ADVERTISEMENTS FINE

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the interest of MR, NOEL VICTOR AMR CROUCHER in eur Firm consed sa from the 81st DAY

or MARCH, 1991.

BENJAMIN & POTTS. Dated the 1st of April, 1981,

NOTICE.

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【OTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN

Nutra bove TO-DAY admitted MR. SHI YU MAN as a partner in Four Firm. ...

SHERRIES

SUPERIOR PALE DRY

FULL GOLDEN

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1931..

WEATHER REPORT. you want another American debt settlement" Those are hardly the Yesterday's weather report, forewords upon which a final peaco, be CARL and romarks, issued by thetween the two men is likely to be Royal Observatory

founded. stated:-

ILL

May

Pressure is highest to the north of Japan: The depression has moved to the east of the Loochoos. An anti-cyclone appears to be developing over N. Chion. -

Local Forecast-ight variable winds, freshening from cloudy generally.

Editorial and Business Office: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 3025!, Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511.

very

After the experience of 1923, Mr. BALDWIN has been chary of pledging his party to Food Taxes He, has had experi- ence of the case with which the electorate is scazed at such a sug gestion, and he sees that the Con- N.E.;servatives themselves are by no means unanimous on the subject of tariffs. He has been waiting till the country appeared to be ready to accept the innovation. Such methods are essential in democratic politics. A party is perfectly [550 of very superior quality London Office: 63, Fleet Street, instified in dropping & tupelessly unpopular policy, just as a general will put off attacking the enemy if he knows that his own forces are unreliable. One only hopes that Mr. BALDWIN, and his party, have not been hustled into an unsatis factory policy by two men who happen to have a gift for making money, and have used part of that money to buy the four most popular newspapers in England.

BENJAMIN & POTTS.

Dated the 1st of April, 1991.

NOTICE.

grown and bottled by

E.C. 4.

1. The Daily Press.

HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that Anto. R. Riuz Y. The

I havo rotired from' the Firm of

Mrs. BENJAMIN POTTS AS

from the S1ST DAT OF MAROK, 1931, Hermanos

and have opened offices at Exchange Building, where I am carrying on

business

L

Xeres de

Stock and Share la Frontera, specially

Broker as from the date beroof

under the style or firm name of.

" OROUCHER & ̈00,"

N. V. A CROUCHER,

Datod the 1st of April, 1981.

NOTICE.

selected.

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"One sip

E have this day Admitted will bathe the drooping WMA MARGUS THEODORE

JOHNSON

And MI HARRIE

VAUGHAN WILKINSON Partners of our drm at Hoxo Kox and BHANGHAI.

'spirit in delight

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Beyond the bliss

1st April, 1931.

NOTICE.

bare to-day admited

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CORNELL of Victoria, Hong Kong, Architect, as a Partner in the Hoog Kong Branch of our business,

dreams."

of

WILLIAM ARTHURA. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

PALMER & TURNER. Hong Kong, Jet April, 1031.

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HONG KONG, Apun. 1, 1831.

THE TRUCE.

A ROMANCE OF ENGINEERING.

*News and Views *

The Height of Opulance,

The King's Photograph.

ambition by buying a fur-lined coat, the King to be published since his Sam, who had fulfilled a lifetime The Arst official photograph of strutted down the street. A poor illness shows him, happily, to have friend, shivering with cold, said: a more robust appearance than be- Pretty rold to-day, isn't it?"fore, and offers one more assurance "Is it 1" asked Sam, peering from that his recovery is complete. One the depths, of his fur collar. Iof the now photographs shows a really haven't looked at the paper marked resemblance se King Ed this morning!"

ward.

Town . Gown. His Books Cams Back.

Professor Rodney H. Mott, of fare at Oxford has taken on a new The old-time Town Gown war- Chicago, wanted his books back and commercial phase. The aane So he said to the students at the belli is, should the University University of Chicago: "I will give patronise the local shopkeepers or of this department that have been of the college commissariat depart you 24 hours to return the books should the University, in the form taken from the library. If they are ments, buy their goods ontside the not returned then, each of you will be subjected to a test by the lie that way The University, a trific if they can obtain them cheaper detector." (The apparatus which short of money just now, is getting is supposed to "register" when an the best wholesale prices when nad accused person tells an untruth. where it can, and local tradesmen All the books were returned next day.

Aro suffering accordingly.

city

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

Rotary Club lecture. Page China Provident Co, meeting.

Page 0. Union Water-boat Co, meeting.

Page 6. Mui Tasi case at Contral Magie-

Page . The King and Queen of Sian arrived in Hong Kong yesterday.

Page

tracy.

was

Magistracy yesterday, into the death of a Chinese woman from

At an inquest held at Central

injuries received when she a verdict of accidental death was knocked down by a motor cycle, returned by the jury. Page 13.

To-day's wireiras progranime.

"Page 4.

Sport.:

Review of Home racing. Page 1.

The Shanghai-Ichang air service was launched yesterday, Page D.

An Odd Offence, Century Old Market to Go.

A Manchester doctor has just The 100 years old Cumberland been sentenced for one of the Market at St. Pancras will disapoddest of offences. He wanted to pear and the whole neighbourhood be a candidate in the municipal Latest Cables. will be re-developed if the House elections, and therefore he forged of Commons pass a Bill promoted a number of names on a nomination by the Commissioners of Crown paper and induced a labourer to Lands. A Select Committee of the forge some more for him. Why f House has decided to pass the The more one considers that ques prentable and to report the Bill.tion the more difficult to and the Mr. J. Rowlatt, for the promoters, answer, for if he could not even get said there was no opposition. There anyone to nominate him, what, were large Crown estates in St. chance was there of his being elect Pancras, and in the middle of themed. He will now have leisure to WAS Cumberland Market.

The estates were developed about 100 tical life.

reflect on the dangers of the poli- years ago. The houses had become decrepit, and the time had come when the whole district should be developed.

Bir Alfred Ewing.

LOED BEAVERBROOK has made up his differences with Mr. BALDWIN || After the bitter by-election at

Minister, referred to the Austro- Dr. Ourtius, the Gorman Foreign Westminster, which the "Empire

German Economia Union in the Crusado" candidate did not win, | H.E. `THR. Gövenson, in the courge

Reichsrat yesterday. Page 9. Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN took of his eloquent address to members

Colonel W. F. Gordon, who com

The death occurred yesterday, of upon himself the task of peace-of the Institute of Engineers and

manded the Local Defence Forces maker. First of all, Lord BEAVER { Shipbuilders,

manual at their Brook was asked upon what terms dinner, said of engineering that,

at Shanghai from 1923 to 1929,

Page 0. he was prepared to give his sup"It provides the framework of

The French Presidency, port to the Conservative Party. In what wo call the artificial world,

M. Doumergue has definitely de--{

On Monday a conference of the his reply he stressed his favourite as contrasted with the natural; at

cided that in no circumstances will sugar growers of the countries in- The remain at the Elyade after next

torested in the Chadbourne Pla ideas of Empire Free Trade, and the same time it supplements nature

May. There were considerations for the limitation of exports meß a tariff policy mainly designed to and harnesses her for our pursident of the British Association, French President to remain for an-

Sir Alfred Ewing, the new pre-which might have induced the at Paris for discussion, Pago 0. help the British manufacturer and poses." The natural world is not was born in Dundee, and is now other two years, keeping the place quiry into the cause of the disaster The Report of the Court of En- the British, farrer to capture the pleasant place for man, and Mechanical Engineering at the Im-care. The latter's health is now so destroyed last October, was pub- 76. He was formerly Professor of warm for his old friend, M. Poin to the airship R.101, which was Home markets. Lord BEAVERBROOK where he has not succeeded in perial University, Tokyo, and for precarious, however, that there is lished in London yesterday. Page B. favours production by quotas, which nature his life, according to a very seven years was Professor of evidently means that he wants the shrewd philosopher, is "Nasty College. After a period as Pro-arent position which he occupied, limitation of the salaries of State

no sort of certainty that he will Engineering at Dundee University ever he able to go back to the Prohibition of liquor and the needs of the Home market estimat brutish and short." But engineer fossor of Applied Mechanics at during the war. M. Douergue is officials to £450 per annum wers cd, and requirements met by ing is more than a source of crea- Cambridge he was in 1908 appoint having, his country home in the two resolutions passed by the All- allotments, first to British pro-ture comforts. Bir WILLIAM PEEL ed Director of Naval Education. Midi entirely reconstructed, for India Congress at Karachi yester-

During the war Sir Alfred was the when he leaves the Elysée he will day. ducers, then to Empire producers mentioned,. most aptly, "Mchead of "Room 40," the Admiralty go back there and live the simple

Page .. and only the deficit to the foreign- ANDREW's Hymn," in which RuD-Department responsible for inter-life of a private French citizen. Yesterday afternoon a meeting Protective taxes would, in YARD KIPLING medo the romance cepting and deciphering enemy This decision of the smiling Pre- of Chinese officials and the officials

wireless messagen., Olten 2,000 suchsident makes an election in May a fact, prevent underselling by, for- of engineering articulate.

of the Eurasia Aviation Corpora Those messages would be received in the cigners who can supply the market who would like to know something course of 24 hours, and a close certainty, M. Briand has all along tion was held at Nanking to dis- protested that he would not be CUBB the details concerning the cheaply owing to low-priced labour, of the romance of Engineering in watch was kept on the German a candidate, his chief excuse being establishment of the Nanking-Ber- rationalisation or any other means. China would do well to study the Fleet, the movements of which that he wants to complete the task Jin service.

wore known in advance. This was to which he has set his hand in the

Page 9. Reuter informs

us, somewhat remarkabla record which a great said to be the best kept secret projected federation of European the sportsman, is to WAttaining good need and cryptically, that Mr. BALDWIN bad engineering firm, Andersen, Meyer of the war." Through Sir-Alfred's States. He plends, further, that he, the misionart Benton England

Lieut.-Commander Glen Kidston, »

authorised Mr. CHAMBERLAIN to say

&Co., Ltil, have published in

akill the Allies knew of the enemy's

that Lord

to the Cape in six days with the plans before the Battle of Jutland. too tired to undertake the re- BEAVERDROOK had conmemoration of the twenty-fifth He retired from the principalship that if he is to forsake political object of impressing the authori-

anonsibility of the Presidency and BBING TYPEWRITING SCHOOL correctly stated the Conservative anniversary of their foundation. of Edinburgh University in 1929. life he would much prefer to retire ties that British air mails can be OLD BAILEY STREET, where they will greatly improve your speed and style, policy with regard to agriculture, Printed by the Shanghai office-of

oxpedited.

Page 9.. The charges are very moderate'

[560 and that Mr. BALDWIN was prepared Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., the to employ all the methods enumerat-book starts with the advantage of ed." It is not clear whether Mr. a good hinding, excellent printing. AKE NOTICE that M. A. H. INordance with Government BALDWIN agrees with Lord BEA- and paper, a wealth of illustrations

FOTTB, kaving started Business BANKS will be OLOSED for the

The EXUBANGE VERBROOK in other matters than and a summary of the information an his own account, all transactions TRANSACTION of PUBLIO BUSI- agricultural policy. Probably hoof, Chinese Above the historical heretofore natered into by him on my NESS on FRIDAY, SATURDAY aud does not. Me. BALDWIN has always introduction is a woodent of the behalf will be any completo MONDAY, the Sun, 4TH and fru been a Tariff Reformer, but he has Shanghai Bund in 1000, peaceful No other person is authorized deal in APRIL (EASTER HOLIDAYS).

Hong Kong, 27th Mar., 1931.

considered that for the protection and a little sleepy. The majority of British Industries the Safeguard NOTICE.

ing Duties are sufficient, and that they hold the balance evenly be tween the interests of consumer and producer. Mr. BALDWIN has never believed in Empire Free Trade, and

I have

NOTICE.

THIS DAY” störted Baxinèss na & Stork and Sharo- broker on my own account.

A. H. POTTS, Member of Howa Kong

STOCK EXCHANGE. 4rn Floon, BANK OF Qantón BuiLDING.

1st April, 1981,

my name.

NOTICE.

1st April, 1931.

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ELLIS HAYIM.

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NOTICE.

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB:

TERANNUAL GENERAL held on WEDNESDAY, the 8TH APRIL, 1831. at 6' o'clock" instowi of 9th April, 1931. as previously notified,

JAMES STEWART,

Kon, Becretary.

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NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK' N.V. (Netherlamps India Commercial

• BANK)

ESTABLE 1865 AT AMSTERDAM HONG KONG AGENCY,

NOTICE.

TOMOD IS HEREBY GIVEN

that as from 7th APRIL nez,

PHONE 20616.

TYPEWRITING!

HAT your Typewriting like? Moquracy? If not, please spare two hours daily (day or evening) for the next three months at the CHON

BANK HOLIDAYS.

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On and after 1st April next, the Hongkong Dl-pezenry Drug Store, und the Wine, Department, will observe the following hours of

business:

8.30 a.m. ta 6 pm except Saturdays, when both Stores will close it i p.m.

The Hongkong Dispensary, Dispensing Department, will

be open.

"

of the old China, hongs," we learn, "maintained piecegoods, general import, shipping, insurance, general export, tea, silk and other depart ments, which were at that time con- sidered much more important than there is no need to traverse the engineering departments. De arguments, beyond repeating that spite this attitude on the part of the Dominions and Colonics do the older firms, Mr. Meyer, as carly as 1007, bad visualized the great not supply the majority of Britain's needs nor do they absorb her surplus future of industrial development in of manufactures. The idea of the China, and the steady increasing

need for foreign machinery.' Empire as a self-contained and self-

There, in a sentence, is the key to sufficient economic unit is moon-

On week days until 7.80 p m. On Sundaya and Public Holidays 10 am to 1 pm and from 6phine. On the other hand, Mr. BALL all that followed, and the develop-

to 7.80 p.m. A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1991.

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(INCORPORATEN. UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES OF Hoxe Koxo).

He was made a K.C.B. in 1011.

to his farm down at Cocherel.

Local Notes and Events

sulate General have been removed The offices of the Peruvian Con-

to 18c, Macdonnell Bond.".

and Commerce Society, of the long The annual dinner of the Law Kong University, will be held at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, Saturday, April 11; at 8.30 p.in.

by the pupils of St. Paul's College, The annual athletio sports, held will be held on the South China A.A. ground, Caroline Hill to-day

at 1.30 p.m.

The master of the French steamer Song Bo, Capt. C. E. Le Chevalier, was fined $100 on a charge of im- proper stowing of a cargo of pigs, which were not stowed in accord ance with the regulations.

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an unpleasant accident, while drived by the Volunteer Troop, th

Mrs. Schime of 8, Felix Villas, bad Polo Ground. Here they were join- ing a Fint car, No. 251, along Des whole being under the command of Voeux Rond Central, yesterday, as Major Pritchard H.E. the Gover damaged, but fortunately she her ceedings from the pavilion. The result of which her car was badly nor was present and viewed the pro- self escaped, without serious injury. inspecting Officer was received with anddenly swerved across the road, minute inspection of the ranks. In order to avoid a ricksha which a salute, after which he made a her motor-car was driven in front with guns, and after several other was followed by marching past

of a tram:

This

tmovements bad been executed, the companies were drawn up and There was little of public in addressed by Colonel Darling. He tercat at the ordinary fortnightly said that he was pleased that be. meeting of the Sanitary Board; would be able to present a favour- }

which was held yesterday. The able report to General Villiers- appointment of a committed to con- Hatton, On the whole the appear- sider the proposed changes in the arco of officers and mon, horses and estimates of the Sanitary Depart guns was creditable, but there were ment for the year 1932, was con- minor details. sidered and the following members which called for improvement, and to equipment were appointed:-Mr. M. K. Lo,doubtless when the new gun shed Dr. V. M, Koch, Dr. Basto and Mr. was erected they would be able to T. N. Chau

krop the guns cleaner. Be com-. plimented the Volunteers on their Before Mr. E. H. Williams yes-ing at Stonecutter's and concluded recent successes at the rifle meet- terday, the case in which an office by congratulating the corps on its attendant of the Crown--Lands, creditable appearance. The Volun the theft of a quantity of Govern Happy Valley to witness the sports, Office, P.W.D., is charged with the tears were then marched to the ment stationery was again adjourn and were dismissed there,-Iong ed after short hearing. Two Kong Daily Press, April 2, 1900. We are informed by the Registrar | stationers, one from Hollywood

www.www

4

WIN has always favoured food taxes ments which are reviewed in this to help the British farmer. Shortly

account of thor Company's present

The Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., at the Marine Court yester after he became Prime Minister for activities in every sphere of en-day hned Chan Hi 85 for advertis the first time, in the year 1923, Mr. Kineering out East. Perhaps parti-ing a certain brand of milk on his HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST BALDWIN, realising that the Con Andersen, Meyer's to electrical en- fendant was let off lightly...

| cular attention-has been paid-by-steam-launch-Fook-Lee.

Ar the case was on unusual one the de- COMPANY, LIMITED, servative Party had pledged itself.

at the previous election not to in-gineering, from the installing of troduce food taxes, went to the great generating stations to the NOTICE 18 BEREBY GIVEN Country on that particular issue, quipping of X Ray apparatus for that the meeting of the Court of Road and the other from Yaumati, Looking Back 60 Years.

that the ORDINARY YEARLY It is well to remember that the China's most modern hospitals the University has, for unavoidable were also before the Magistrate, this Pank will occupy Now Premises MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of Daily Mail, Lord BOTUERMERE's Just to show that the Company has p.m. on Monday, April 27. The perty, but the former was discharged on Wednesday night at St.

reasons, been postponed until 5.35 charged with receiving stolen pro

The Caranding Company appear- at 5. Das VOUS ROAD CENTRAL the HONG KONG REALTY and organ, then headed Hand other irons in the fire, it might be meeting will be held in the Univered, the Magistrate holding that Andrew's Hall in the second. con- (Opposite presont Office).."

TRUST COMPANY LIMITED, will C. J. ENDERT,

bold at the Registered. Ofice of the off the People's Food! cam- mentioned that the Building Consity..

there was not enough evidence cert of their announced series. Company, EXCHAN Manager.

BUILDING

against the man. Mr. Horace Lo Though the audience was mout (2ND

Npaign, and Lord BEAVERBROOK, struction Department recently com-: CENT Hong Kong, 9th March, 1861, (601 (4) Dis

Sentences totalling acrent months! was for the Yaumati stationer magro, considering the unques- WEDNESDAY, after the

pleted the Dr. Sov Yar Sex Audi- hard labour were passed by Mr. while Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks appear. tianable talent of the performers, Conservative defeat, the 15TH DA

or APRIL 1931, at started

an agitation for Mr. torium at Canton, an imposing E. W. Hamilton on each of two ed for the Hollywood Road man.

there was no Inek; of. onthisineni, 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving

consequently the entertainers a Statement of Accounts and the BALDWIN'S removal from the party building, with seating capacity for Chinese who were convicted on the Report of the Board of Directors for leadership-an agitation which has 5,000 persons, and presenting an some money belonging to Mr. H.

evinced no sign of discouragement, theft of a gold watch and chain and

Liit called forth unmistakabla the Year ended Slat DECEMBER 1630, been pursued relentlessly, apart interesting combination of modern Hesthammer, Chief Officer of the Looking Back 25 Yara.

evidences of the keen pleasure of and re-electing Directors and the

the auditory. Of the merits of this | Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the nmn not concerned to make out a ference to the book itself is neces

from a few patched-up truces. I style of design with typical Chi- 8.8. Prominent.

nesa architectural featurea. But re

very talented company we have al The annual inspection of the ready spoken at some length, and COMPANY will be CLOSED) from

One case of typhoid, two of Hong Kong Volunteer Corps took need now only say that those who WEDNESDAY, the 9TH DAT of enso against Mr.BALDWIN's leader-sary to get an idea of the scope smail-pex and two of diphtheria place at the Polo Ground on Saturnny neglect an opportunity of at- APRIL, 1931, until WEDNESDAY, ship," said Lord BEAVERBLOOK dur- of the business built up by this were reported for the 23 hours day afternoon, the inspecting officer tending the admirable and high- the Ibru DAY of APRIL, 1931, Bothing the Westminster campaign company in the course of twenty-five ended March 30. During the week being Colonel C. H. Darling, B.E class entertainment offered by the Day inclusive.

ended March 28, there were two who undertook the duties in the Carandina Company will do so to By Order of the Board,

By Order of the Board,"

Do you want a case against Mr.

deaths from small-poz, four cases, absence of HE. Major General their reproach and regret, while DI. KING,

CF. V. RIBEIRO, BALDWE's Jeadership!" he went on

of enteric fever, one case of puer- Volunteers and Engineers assembled will infallibly ask for more." (one death) of diphtheria, two casse-Villiers Hatton. The Artillery those who have once attended it

·Boeretary.

Apting Beoretary, "Do you want another four and

petal fever and 52 deaths from at the beadquarters, whence they Hong Kong Daily Press, April 1, Hong Kong, let April, 1831. [509 Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1931, [518 & half years like 1894 to 10204 Do

pulmonary tuberculosis.

marched, with Maxim guns, to the 1631.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD..

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that DIVIDEND WARRANTS will be available on APRIL 6TH 1931, Butreholders in person or in writing at the Registered Offices of the Company, 178, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST

BALD

|yezra,

ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD OF CHINA: Messrs. Kelly & Walth, Shanghai.