NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
OFFER OF NEW SHARES.
Are reminded HAREHOLDERS
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that the hen APRIL, 1931, is the Last Day upon which signed forms of Acceptance or Reuunciation of the Offer of New Shares wade to Share.. holder on 29th DroIMBER Last, must | reach the Company's Bankers in Hong Kong (Tax BongKong and SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION) Sccompanied by
■ Remittanco.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON, General Managers.
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HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED UNDER THE COM7/12
ORDINANCES OF HONG KOND). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the HONG KONG REALTY and TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED, will be hold at the Registered Office of the Company, EXCHANGE BUILDING (2ND FLOOR), DES VOLUE ROAD CANT 14. Hong Kong, en WEDNESDAY, the 15 DAY, DE APRIL 1931, at 11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving a Sistement of Accounts and the of the Board of Directors for Report
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onded 31st DECEMBER 1930,
the Yeting Directors and.
Auditora.
the
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the COMPANY will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the STIL DAT of APRIL, 1931, natil WEDNESDAY, the 16TH DAY of APRIL, 1831, Both -Days Inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
C. F. V. RIBEIRO,
PHYSIKURATE
IN NOCTE CURANS.
FOR ALL
URIC ACID
COMPLAINTS.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
WEATHER REPORT.
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TUESDAY, APRIL
more enlightened and international code. In the future we are more Yenlerday's weather report, fore- and more likely to come under the east and remarks, issued by the influence of this world organisa- Royal Observatory at 5.36 p.m..tion, which, at the present, relies
stated:-
The anti-cyclone is passing into the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan. The depression is moving eastward and is now central to the N. of
Koren.
Local Forecast:-East or vari- able winds, moderate to light; generally overenst; occisional rain.
14, 1931.
*News and Views *
The Truth About Teaching.
"To tench French literature in n daily purgatory; it is plongking tho sands; it is working a trend mill; it in a soul-killing business." --Professor Charles Sarolea, of Edinburgh University,
Saluting. Al
Sydney Chaplin's Debts,
rather on persuasion than on any authority which it may possess.
The public examination of Mr. The danger that is feared' is, that' such persuasive methods might
Sydney Chaplin, the film actor give place to more tyrannicat. ones,
(brother of Mr. Charles Chaplin), and individual communities may
was adjourned sine die at London outwardly have to conform to the
Bankruptcy Court with a view to new code, and inwardly ignore it.
an application being made for a There would then be developed a
warrant. Mr. Oscar Kean for BIRTH.
said the petitioning creditors, kind of international hypocrisy CHURCHILL.-On April 8, at Shang-due to an impossible and insirocr
A Chicago policeman has admitt- that it had been hoped to serve hai, to Mr. and Mrs. N, CHOR
ed that when he say Mr. AL attempt toʻlive up to appearances./.
the debtor at the Dominion Theatro CHILL, & BON.
The answer
that the League Capone drive on to a racecourse
on a certain occasion recently, but would make would be that it in he went up to him, saluted, and they were unable to catch him. MARILIAGE.
said: "Hullo, Al: 1" Mr. Capone, VIEIRA-SANTOS-On April 7, at itself giving expression to the en-in the best gangster manner, drew A Dog's LifG,
Shanghai, Mr. BoxILHO Manta | lightened views of the nations of caused
VIEIRA, Jr., to Miss LINDERZITA which it is composed, and that just as a parliament is not likely to bo in advance politically of the WAGGOTT-On March 20, at New people who'elebt it, so the League's
RHEUMATISM, LUM. BAGO, SCIATICA, NEURITIS, GOUT. &c.
All these are by excess of uric acid.
PHYSIKURATE
will absolutely neutralise.
this excess, and free, you
MARTA DOS SANTOR."
DEATHS.
Milton, Hampshire, Capt. G, M. WAGGOTT, aged 60 years, lato of the Kailan Mining Adminis- tration.
from pains in the muscles,GUFFIN-On April 7, at Monte Carlo, Gronde ELFORD GRIFFIN, of the Union Insurance Society joints and nerves, morning
dulness
and beadache, nightly twitching of limbs, &c.
To be taken last thing at Acting Secretary, night.
Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1991.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE
MEETING will be hold (Weather Formitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on BATCHDAY, 18TH APRIL 1991, Commencing at 1.30 P.M.
The First Boll will be Bong at IP.M.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
No Ons without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Membere Enclosure and Chat Rooms for Gentlemen and $3.00
including
at $6. (L
for
STO
Tax)
of Canton, Ltd.
statutes are not likely to put 100 severe a yoko upon its members.
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and gave him ton dollars. After who enjoyed attending public fune a large roll of bills from his pocket; Dan is dead. Dan was a dog
that, on all future occasions the tions at Shopperton-on-Thasses.
Bays there is anything wrong with he had trotted to the' local, ele- "oop" saluted Al regularly. Who Evory school day for the past year the manners of American "cops "mentary school. In school ho re-
A new world order has been Advertising Property. KIRCHHOF-On April 6, at Shang-created, and the inter-dependence of
Sir Charles Higham, in address hai, WILHELM AUGEST AUTO the world economically has creating the Incorporated Auctioneers KIRCHHOFF.
and Landed Property Agente lust ed this demand for certain funda-month did not orr on the side of mental principles on which the new steakness and he told his audience relationship can be based. Just as with much vigour that property ad roonomically we cannot now inind vertising was too sombrely uni
form. "Why" he asked," "does our own business and be indifferent every estate agent in England in- to our neighbour, so in the moral variably use the word desirable in Editorial and Business Offices: 1 and political field our neighbour's describing properties? One would think there was not a single bad one in the country. You bave got to learn salesmanship," con tinuod Sir Charlos. "In my view advertising in Britain is now
States, but this emphatically does not apply to the property sido. The Press is by far the beat me dium but you must supply Fleet street with imagination in your advertising."
Ice House Streat. Tel. 30231.
Night Editor (Wanchai Office):
Tel. 24011.
doings are of vital concern to us. By bitter experience we know that a murder in an obscuro town in
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local.
Police Reserve orders. Page 4. K.RA. presentation to Rev. J. Page 7. Horace Johnaton.
Stock Market: Hong Kong [Croucher & Co.'s daily report.
Page 7 To-day's wireless programme.
Pago 5.
Sport:
Junior Cricket, Notes: By "L Page 10.
B. W."
Taikoo shoot: result of Swire Cup competition.
Page 10. H.K.C.C. Tennis Tournament: to-day's events,
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