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PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Pf the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 20TH DAY of APRIL, 1931, at 3 r., at the Oloos of the Public Works Department, by Order of H EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of Ono Lot of CHO

CROWN LAND at Tai Kok Tani, in the Celody of Hong Kong, for a term of 7 roars, with the option of reanal at Crown Heat to be fired by the Surveyor of His Master Tun King, for one fartker term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lot

Junction of

Ki Lung Street and Poplar

Str. et

No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality.

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Boundary Hensure.

mente.

As per

sale plan

About

7,437

Contents in

Square feet

Annual

Rental

Upset Price.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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TICULARS & CONDITIONS

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of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 20TH DAY of APRIL, 1931, at 8∙rak, at the Offcon of the Public Works Department, by Order of Ho EKOELLINGT Tun Göykknox, of One OROWN LAND 1 Tai Kok Lot of Trui, in

the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to be fixed by the Surveyor of Am Matenty tur King, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

No. of Bals.

Kowloon Inland Lot Registry No. No. 2459,

Adjoining Kowloon fuland Lot No. 8465 - Ki Lung Street,

Boundary

Meature

mente.

As per

anis plan.

Contente in

About

7,437

Square feet

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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH.

Upset Price.

THE 88th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNION CHURCH, HONG KONG.

SERVICES:- MORNING: 11 A.M. (BROADCANT)

PREACHED THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA.

EVENING: 6 P.M. PEEACHER - BEY. E. G. POWELL.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

TH

HE THIRD EXTRA RACE-

MEETING will bo hald (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on SATURDAY, 18TH APRIL,

1931, Oommencing at 1.80 P.M

PHYSIKURATE

IN NOCTE CURANS,

FOR ALL

URIC ACID

COMPLAINTS.

RHEUMATISM, · LUMBAGO, SCIATICA, NEURITIS, GOUT, &c.

All these are caused by excess of uric acid.

PHYSIKURATE

HONG KONG. DAILY PRESS," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1931.

A feeble anti-cyclone is central over SW. Japan. A depression is central to the east of Peiping and a trough of low pressure extends from Luzon to Indo-China,

Local Forecast:-E, winds, mode. rate; generally overcast; occasional

rain,

BIRTH.

★ News and Views *

Five Miles a Minute?

Porish a Libel.

When a Scot was charged with being drunk at Banbury Police Court, he explained that he met two fellow Scots who had treated him to several whiskies. The ma gistrates were so impressed that they discharged the man.

SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

WEATHER REPORT. among his opponents the King of Spain has kept the hostile lenders Yesterday's weather report, fore-at bay since Documber, but such east and remarks, issued by the

a situation cannot be stabilised. Royal Observatory at 533 p.m. There is a strong substratum of stated

Communism in Spain, and for the King to continue to use his poti-

Rotary Club luncheon, A tramp broke into a school at

Page 7 Sir Malcolm Campbell, speaking. tical ability to maintain his position

University lectura. by Rev. Fr. is playing into the hands of the at a dinner given in his honour by | Winsford and stole a cake of soap,

Bryne, S.J.

Pago 6. Very fino

The Field at the Savoy Hotel, said.

Hong Kong Engineering and Con- dangerous elements.

atruction Co. report. Page 11. work was accomplished by the that his speed car was capable of When Scot Meets Scots. Dictatorship, of which he was the going very much faster than it had

To-night's consert at St. Andrew's Church Hall,

Page 6. inninspring, but if he is wise the done.

Yesterday's stock market opera- King will surrender power into

Pago 7. the hands of the more moderate

tions,

To-day's wireless programme.

Pago 3. elements and content himself with constitutional instead of almost autocratic power. A country like Spain, divided by keen provincial feeling, needs a monarchy as unifying factor, but there is no doubt that at present the throne is in danger, and a valuable nasct in the life of the nation may be sacrificed. King Aurosno will have to make his job safer and less de pendent upon his own ability it Bress, his son is to have any prospect of

HALL-On April 7, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. LEN HALL, daughter, BARRARA RUTH,

Editorial and Business Offices: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251.

Night Editor (Wancha Office):

Street,

Tol. 24611. London Office: 83, Fleet

E.O. 4.

will absolutely neutralies The Daily Press.

this excess, and free you from paine in the muscles, joints and nerve”, morning dulness and beadache, nightly twitching of limbs,

&c.

To be taken last thing at

night.

OF ALL CHEMISTS.

HONG KONG, APRIL 15, 1931,

KING ALFONSO AND HIS

SUBJECTS.

SPANISH politics are, of course, a matter for the Spanish people, but

succeeding in the years to come.

THE MODERN MAGIC

CARPET."'

AMONG the most fascinating docu-

He added: "My greatest ambition is to do five miles a minute before I retire from motor racing. It is well within the bounds of possibility. I would not say definitely that this car can do it. The highest speed I reached before I had trouble with the gear was 266 miles an hour." He felt fitter than ever before, his standard of driving was better than over, and he had got more confidence. He intended to have another shot at it.

An Untimely Jost,

When East is West,

When a shawl, said to have been bought in the Enst, was held up for inspection at Bow, E., County Court, Judge Thompson, K.C., said: "It does not look like Indinn. Fer-work" Counsel. I believe they

The felings of ax-King dinand of Bulgaria for the Em peror William were those of a the Emperor insulted him botox

personal dislike. On one occasion

the assembled courts. The King of Bulgaria was paying an official visit to Germany and bad donned for the purpose the uniform of a regiment of the Germany Guard, complete with white breeches, After the official banquet there was a torchlight procession below the Palace, King Ferdinand leant out of the window to watch the pro vast white surface of trousoring. The temptation was too much for the Emperor. He came behind sounding snack upon the surface King Ferdinand and landed a re- thus exposed. The incident was never forgotten either at Potsdam or at Sofia.

are made in the West End. They are then exported to the East and,

Sport.

Home racing report. Page 10. Point-to-point races are to be held at Fanling on Sunday. Page 10.

B.K.C.O. Tennis Tournament: Revised programme and survivors prospects in the Open Singles Cham- Page 10. pionship will be found on

sold as Oriental work. Then they Latest Cables. come back from the East to the

West End.

Painting King Edward.

tralia has renewed the sugar om- bargo for a further term of ve years...

Page 9. A Belgian priest has been tied up and beaten by Reds at Patung in Hupeb province.

Page B A Republic has been proclaimed at Barcelona and at Eibar, in San Sebastian province.

Page 9.

ments of today are the summer cession, and in so doing exposed King had prior and more impar Administrator of Formosa, has been

time-tables of the airway lines of Europe They are quite matter of fact publications, but they suggest, as one reads them, the "magic carpet" of the fairy tale. At an

Englishmen have a very WATTH corner in their hearts for that gay. and gallant figure King ALFONSO international conference which re- Since the King of Spain's mar-cently completed its Inbours, the riage, some twenty-five years ago, experts of 20 European air-lince It Cures Whlie You Sleep. to a popular English princess, the put finishing touches to their time- Royal family of Spain has held a tables for the coming summer, place in the affections and interest paying attention to the facilities of British people second only to that now required by travellers who of our own Royal House. The King make aerial journeys from one of Spain likes England, where he country to another, using the 'planes plays polo and goes about in-main airways of Europe are, in- of several connecting air-lines. The cognito. But beyond that His dood, now in process of being dove- | Majay's high spirits in face of tailed into one smooth, accurately constant danger from the bomis working system, connections being

at provided nirway junctions, which enable passengers to transfer from on line to another without Higher inconvenience on delay. speeds, more comfort and a greater silence in fight, are to be features of the airway season of 1931.

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS:

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD. THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY,

HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LIMITED,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Not the NINTH DEDINARY

YEARLY MEETING of BHARE-

and pistols of criminal fanatics, and his amazing political angacity make him at once attractive and romantic, in a manner denied to deanocratic presidents and states

men.

Deadliest' Polson.

to

Mr. Tennyson Cola starts off his fat book of reminiscences, which was published in March by the story of how he came to be a Court painter. He wanted to paint King Edward and refused to be daunted by Lord Knollys's regrets that the tant clams which would make sit tings impossible. Finding ง "double" of the King, Mr. Cole diacovered that he was a brother made acquaintance with him and of the man who had charge of the King's petty cash. King Edward liked Mr. Cole's painting (though he always wanted his eyes bluer than they really were), and Queen Alexandra liked it, too. She would come to the sittings to tap. Mr. Cole on the shoulder with her ear

The deadliest poison known science has been discovered by Dr. H. H. Green, of the Onderstepoort Laboratory, according to the Pre-trumpet and whisper, "I think it tria correspondent of the Govern is very good."

ment organ,

The worst underground accident

Mr. Morio Takahashi, Chief Civil appointed Chief of the Metropoli tan Police at Tokyo.

Page B. to go to Peiping on the 21st inat. Chang Hsuch Liang is expected to establish his Vice-Commandant's Headquarters.

Page v.

It is learned that a final agree- Restriction Scheme has been reach ment on the Chadbourne Sugar" ed at Paris.

Page 9. The installation ceremony of the

yesterday afternoon at the Imperial new Japanese Cabinet took place Palace.

Page 9. A new army aeroplane has been- designed by the Fokker -Company for the U.S. Army which is describ

Page 0.

the

Die Burger. One drop of the poison, which has been found in a bulbous herb growing in the Transvaal, is sufficient to in the history of the city of Chiengoed as a veritable flying fortress." kill 10,000 adults, the odour alone occurred yesterday, when nine men, being enough to cause death. As were killed, nine others are be

An unconfirmed report from n states that the it is claimed to be the only known lieved to have perished, and 18 poison leaving no trace in the body were conveyed to hospital, Page . reliable sourc of the victim, the Government has The scenes witnessed in Madrid Spanish Royal Family, with decided to keep secret the process on Monday night were unprecedent exception of King Alfonso, have of tahnufacture. Known as Adonis, ed in the history of Spain, the gone to Valencia,

Page 9. the poison is 5,000 times deadlier Prime Minister, Admiral Aznar, The Cabinet at Madrid has ad- than strychnine. Its discovery remarking, "Everyone seems

to vised King Alfonso to convoke a arose through a gang of white rail have turned Republican overnight." Constituent Assembly to decide on way workers tasting the bulba to

Page 3. the form of the country's Constitu- quench their thirst. One who

Page 9, swallowed the juice died and all the

The 'evidence in the trial of the rest were taken violently ill. Two Africans who cut up bulbs under Dr. Graen's instruction were over; come by the smell of the loaves and their lives were naved with diff

A now stage in the development of passenger flying will be opened According to Reuter, at a long by the introduction by Imperial and critical meeting of the Cabinet Airways on European and Empire the question of the King's abdiva- routes, of a fleet of 38-passenger tion was not raised, but as the machines. They are large and well-

equipped machines, with engines culty Spanish Cabinet is of a distinctly capable of attaining a cruising. monarchist, nature, being a coali seed of 100 miles an hour. This hour on the merial time-table be- HOLDERS. of the HONG KONG tion of veteran leaders of the Con will save a precious quarter-of-an ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCservative and Liberal Parties, this tween London and Paris, the flight.

LIMITED, will be TION COMPANY,

Dis not significant.

from Croydon to Le Bourget boing bold in the BOARD BOOM of Messrs.

The Spanish situation was acpared with the present 24 hours. reduced to only 24 hours, 86 com- BREWAK, TOMES & Uo... Bt.

Jo... Bt. George's Building, Chator Road, Hong Kong, on ourately analysed by Mr. BERNAND Thus them who have the modern WEDNESDAY, the 2ND APRIL, SHAW in his play "The Apple equivalent af Aladdin's wonderful 1981, at 11 O'cloox NOON, for the

lampa cheque book and unlimited purpose of rooiving the Report of the Cart" There we see an astute and credit-than take a pince on one of Board of Directors and a Statement of

experienced-king-pitted against these magic onrpets" and women Accounts for the Year ended on the 31st DECEMBER, 1990, and electing able but inexperienced, and not who are on shopping expeditions, or business men who have" urgent very honest politicians, and he appointments," can, with a short wing every time. He refuses to be period return ticket, fly in the come a constitutional monarch, or, have plenty of time in the French morning from London to Paris, as he puts it," A rubber stamp," capital for matters in hand, and finally turning the tables on his then fly back again to London in opponents by threatening to ab time for dinner the same evening. This also applies to Brussele, Ant- 157dicate and himself lead a political werp, or Ainsterdam.

party!

Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER ROOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13TH to the 22ND APRIL, 1931, Both Days Inolarive.

By Order of the Board

B. ALVES.

Rong Kong, 7th April, 193).

Secretary.

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tion,

The expected outcome of the Sino-Soviet Conference at Moscow is foreshadowed by the German Dusseldorf Jack the Ripper" is Consular authorities handing over 50 revolting that it has been de the Soviet Consulate at Shanghai cided to hold the proceedings in

Page 0.

Page 9 to M. Centrosojus.

The Federal Government of Aus (Continued on previous column.)

camera,

Local Notes and Events

There was no matter of public interest at the meeting of the Suni. tary Board hold yesterday, the business discussed being of a routine nature.

nounced of Mr. Samuel Henry The forthcoming marriage is an

Peplow, residing at 6, Granville Road, Kowloon, and Miss Ada Pearl Norton,

An Austin "Seven," the property | Looking Back 25 Years, of Surg Lt-Comdr. Crosman-

The rainy weather has marred' the Davies of the Naval Hospital, pleasure of the Easter holidays. which was reported missing on Outdoor sport had to be abandoned Monday night was found by the

on Friday, though not a few daunt- police at the junction of Murray less spirits ventured out on Satur Victoria Recreation Club, Rond and the Praya, outside the day. Many visitors went to Can- ton and Macao, and several went

..

to Chekwan to witness the Chinese

A remand until Monday was festival. On Friday evening, a arranged at Kowloon Magistracy Board uncert was held in the Wanchai Wesleyan Church, Mr. As for places farther afield, it is

The St, Joseph's Division of the yesterday, in a case in which three Makeham presiding over a good In Spain the dictatorship of now possible to enter one of the

Chinese were charged with posses attendance. The church choir and big air expresses at the London air- Ambulance Brigade is giving a Primo de Riviera had the backing station in the morning and fly, in a cancert and dance at 8 pm to sion of 100 lbs. of tobacco on which the Hong Kong Temperance Union of the King, and the country was single day, to Berlin, Zurich,

choruse, Mr. Davey gave a colo WAS also and Messrs. Thomas and Bateman is on pleasure bend there are holi- of which will be utilised to pro. the three defendants years, Spain has been clamouring day services from London to Belgian mote the welfare of the Division. charged with importing the tobacco.contributed a duet. The accom- The men were arrested by R.O. paniments were played by Mr. for self-government, and last De- seaside resorts, to Le Touquet and

White, the organist. Addresses cember a revolution was narrowly to Switzerland, with connections to

During the week ended April 11, Ward on the Taipo Road and it were delivered by Mfr. Buteon and the Mediterranean. For the sport- mitting Non-Members to I, Director, pursuant to the power wish to surrender his power, less air excursions on the London-Paris of diphtheria, two cases of enteric tually chased for a mile before he 11.0.G.T. the Coles had a re

LIANG CHI HAQ, Managing averted, King ALFONSO bad ning fraternity there are special day there were three cases, (two deaths) was said that one of them was ac Sergt. Major Stephenson, The various lodges Bad Enclosure and Cini Rooms vested in me under Article 5 of the because he holds the theory of divine Prix. Nor is the captain of in- lover, one case of cerebro-spinal was arrested.

route for the Derby and, the Grand

The First Bail will be Bung at 1 P.M. CHINA ENTERTAINMENT AND well governed. But now, for two Prague, and Malmo. And if one night in Hotel Cocil, the proceeds; duty had not been paid. One of Choir rendered several anthems and

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Members are notified that they and

their Ladies most wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One without Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure.

the

for

Bro

LAND INVESTMENT CO.,

LIMITED.

I'

NOTICE.

Introduction by a Member the Register on the 20TH APRIL, 108), | he alone cart save the nation. Both capacity, by any meana neglected, fever and 44 deaths from pulmonary

Gentlemen and $3.00 Articles of Association of this Company at $6.00 for

Lalica (both including Tax) intend to offer to the Shareholders on right than because he believes that dustry, in his purely business fever, one fatal case of puerperal obtainable

through the BECRE TABY

20,000

Ordinary Shares "Mnmber to

be

responsible for Payment of All Chits, &c.

.ta Members' News Bmitting

will not be on sale at the

Hace Course.

Member dan obtain, upon Application to the BEORETARY, Hadges (Limited to One] for the Free Admission to the Members Erolosure of Wires, Lady Relative and Friends. Namos must be stated when applying.

On No Pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting,

of the Nominal Value of $10.00 Each the King and Queen are personally for the great business cities on the

the remaining issued by the Company at par in proportion to the existing Shares heid by them respectively on that Data.

Dated this 19th day of April, 1991.

· LIANG CHI BAO,

7]

Managing Director.

· HUMPHREYS ESTATE & "finance co., LTD.

Rhine, and throughout Central and Southern Germany, will be brought within a few hours of London by the Imperial Airways Armstrong Siddeley Argosy air-liners operating between London, Brussels, and Cologne, connecting at the routes to all parts of Central and

Inet-named with a network of air

tuberculosis.

of the

union in the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, on Thursday night, a plea-- ant time being spent-Hong Kong |"Daily Prem, April 18, 1000.

Looking Back 50 Years,

A statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Colony for the year 1660 is published in the Gazette. The total revenue was 81,069,047, being an increase of

After being four years in the hands of bandits, a Chinese mar popular, accessible and informal,

ried woman made her escape and but His Majesty fecie, like Changes

Mrs. Kynoch was bitten by a dog has arrived in Hong Kong She I of England, that it is his duty

belonging to a Chinese foreman at states that she was first captured to govern, and for his subjects to

the Kowloon Water Works on Moo in Macao and her relatives had be governed. The Spanish people,

day and was takon to the Kowloon long given up the hope of ever see0- he would argue, have made a fair

Hospital for treatment. The guiming her again. After all that time, $105,862 on that of 1870; and the total expenditure 8048,014, being an trial of self-government, and it has Southern Europe, By a combined al was sant to the Mataukok depot however, she found an opportunity increase of $91,146 on that of the to escape and made for the nearest previous year. Of the increase in never been n really creditable show-so_ol aemoplane, dying boat, and for observation.

Police Station in the New Torri-the revenue, the police, lighting, ing. Unlike CHARLES I., King wished, to reach Malta from London train, it will be possible, if anyone

torics. The case is receiving the brigade rates account for 850,215, ALFONSO bases his claim mainly in 35 hours as compared with four At St. Andrew's Church Hall to attention of the Secretariat for

and postage for #37,218; but no

·Chinese Affairs. on his success at the job, though days by surface transport. The

night, the YM.C.A. Amateur

against the latter item there is an Maltese, however, are more proud

increase in expenditure under the ho cannot quite forget his Royal than rich, and this facility may be Dramatic Players will give throw The case in which a Chinese heading of the postal department lineage and the obligations which rather lost on them,

one-act plays. No charge is boing police officer was charged with hav- of 835,143. Leaving the accounts of implies Unfortunately for King Beyond Europa is the 5,000 miles made for admission but a colles ng entered an opium divan at 103, this department out of the ques Yea Kuk Street, without authority tion, there is therefore a slight de- The Mon, to, of Acceptance or Renunciation of ALFONSO, Spain, at the Municipat air-mail from England to India, onion will be mado, during the ever-and demanding 70 cents as a bribe, crease instead of an increase in the

which 40,000 letters are carried

also with ・ having assaulted the total expenditure of the Colony, the Offer & ON 29th Dzes mag share-elections, bus reiterated the de- weekly and the new air-mail of ing for the Organ. Fund. holders on 29th Dzoraz Last most and for a return to constitutional: 3.114 miles between England and

"complainant at 103, Yee Kuk Street, I decreasd being accounted for chiefly JOOKEY ULVY Korby the Race Meeting reach the Company's-Bankers-in-Hong

Ceatfel Africa, reducing to the We have received a letter from on March 30, was re-beard by Mr. under the headings of works and du will be obtainable in the Hostel-Kong (THE HONGKONG AND SHANozu rule, and it is to be hoped that as a journey which by surface Mr. H Mansfield, of Barolin EW: Hamilton at the Kowloon buildings, roads, streets, and brid- rant in the Pabllc Enclosure.

Banking Corporation) accompanied by compromise will be reached, for no transport takes more than 20 days Street, Bundaberg, Queensland, aak- Police Court yesterday." The Magis-ges, and the fire brigades, direc

■'Remittance... By Order,

monarch can maintain his position During the summer this great airing it any local stamp collectors trate sentenced the police officer to tions in which of all, others re JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,in face of popular resentment. By way will continue from Central to will exchange stamps of Hong Kong three months' imprisonment on the trenchment must have been the least Southern Africa, bringing Capo for stamps of Australia or Now bribery charge, but dismissed frim desirable-Hong Kong Daily Press, roos a clever shuffling of political posts town within eleven days of London.* Zealand or Australian States,” “¡ on the assault"charge,

April 10, 1881.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is 32.00 including Tax, for all Persons including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate.

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are

Make Bookmakera, ́

admitted Belt Price

E

will not be permitted to operate with

of the Hang Kara

C. B. BROWN,

"Secretary.

OFFER OF NEW SHARES: HAREHOLDERS are reminded that the Mira APRIL, 1931, in the Last Day upon which signed forms

General Managers,

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