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quarrels, the Htigations, the" mud- dles and the conflicts of rival vested The weather report,' forecast and interests, that go to make up British remarks issued by the Royal Obaer municipal. politics, are called to vatory, Hong Kong, at 5.55 .m.mind. Dublin, it will be remem yesterday state : ---

* News and Views ⭑

The Indo-China depression is un-bered, woaried of her city fathers changed. The Shanghai depression until they had, under force of Other People's Momories, bas moved to the north of Nagasaki. public anger, to vote their own

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The Daily Press.

"The Civil War (1801-05)

Tim Healy's Eloquence.

to

sident of Magdalen College, Ox

Open-neck Policewomen.

The following is the finest passARO of the best speech delivered by

SUMMARY OF NEWS."

Local."

The Pa Kua": Interesting lecture at the University. Page 6..

Hong Kong Stock Market; Crou-

loon.

It is reported that a bomb explod- sentence, I cannot, de the rate of ed near the Peking Hotel, Kow- Page 7. three. I am supposed to know a little law, but I think this is a. Judgment was reserved yesterday" mistake. But if there is ano thing in the banking dispate onse at the which I and mine have got a grip Supreme Court.

Page 1. of it is belief in the infinite Christ to come, and the belief that our The local Japanese community children, whatever be their distress, celebrated the anniversary of the whatever be their misfortune, what Japanese Emperor's birthday yer- ever be their poverty in this world,terday. if they have listened to the teach ing of the Church will reap a rich reward in putting into practice the lessons of Christianity they receive in the Catholic schools.

For Spiritualists Only i

Page: 7.

exit, and the place was governed the older Americans of to-day is for many years by a couple of young still the War and even the Great 'the Inte Tim Healy -I cannot cher & Co.'s daily report. Page 7. commissioners and the permanent War."-Mr. George Gordon, Pre-spell. I cannot parse an English officials. There certainly are things that might be better at Kowloon, ford. notably the Post Omec, which is decidedly inferior to that of ancient Samshui on the West River, 'and Some mudifications in London's about equal in accommodation to a policewomen's uniform have been P.O. counter of a village general made. The tanie is to open at the shop in England. If the taking of tieck and show a soft collar and the census helps to bring home the tie, the helmet has been made a present size of Kowloon, that parti- | little cas frightful and so have the cular expenditure of public money boots. These improvements have will be justified. · Kowloon's creators "heon designed by a woman, as the have done their work very well, and original uniform was not, so, per- on the whole the place has gained haps we shall now hear less of the by these men having a free-hand, unfair complaint against the police- but now that the town is fairly women that they insist on wearing launched, a little more attention an absurd travesty of the men's To many people in the Colony, and from the highest quarters will not uniform. perhaps even to some of the older

do any harm. In this connection members of the Government, it the interest which H.E. Sir WILLIAM must have been something of PEEL has shown in Kowloon is ap surprise when the recent census re-preciated by those who live on the

HONG KONG, APRIL 30, 1031.

KOWLOON.

Mainland.

AN EMPIRE OF TEA DRINKERS.

Cer-

Horses Love Goats,

Mr. Harry Price, hon. director. of the National Laboratory of Psy- shical Research, South Kensington, recently, told a Pros Association reporter that a piece of teleplasm hag now. been obtained and subject

When cd to chemical analysis. Writes correspondent to the the woman was coming out of the London Morning Post: If my trance, he said, a piece of tele memory serves ine, you were die plaam was left on her chest. The cussing a short while ago the reason medium was examined by doctors for gonts being kept in stablez, immediately, but they could not without arriving at a satisfactory detect any physical change. This solution. The recent sad business specimen has born analysed and ef twelve horses being burnt to tested, and now we have under the death at Shoeburyness brings this microscopo a complete series of to my mind. Horses develop a realides, comprising cuticle, decom markable attachment for goats that position products and fibrous na- live with thein and will quickly turo. That is all. What are we to follow them in circumstances un- think of it der which they would otherwise be unmanageable. This is well worth with a large stable." Lost From King's Library.

.

Britain's Summer Attractions.

vealed that Kowloon had became a town of a quarter of a million in- habitants. The netual figures were 262,000. It is not suggested that anyone, least of all officials whoso duties do not take them so far

remiss in afield, was

not quite To describe the English as a antion an understate- understanding the position. When of tea drinkers is your residence is an hour's journey | ment-perhaps one should refer to from a place, your office nowhere the Britisla Empire of tea-drinkers, knowing to anyone who has to deal

There are many indications that near it, and you only pass the out-far-flung brotherhood whose kettles

the year 1031 will break all records skirts on your way to golf intimate are never off the bail and on whose

for the magnitude of the tourist traffic to Great Britain. Advance knowledge of it is not to be ex-tea-pots the sun never sets,

Nobody knows how the Paston bookings of the great transatlantio pected. Furthermore, when you tainly the new report, recently

Letters, which were sold at Sothe-shipping companies show an in- know that there are people looking published in London, on tea and by's last month, and are of great crease over last year, and reserve

class of after this terra inropita, and that its marketing from the Imperial historic importance, since they help tions for the cabin

so much in the reconstruction of passengers on the North American two able and respected residents Economic Committee leaves no doubt 15th-century life in England came route are heavier than they have the Legislative about the commercial importance of to be lost from the library of King. over been before. From the Contin- represent it Council, it in natural enough tea to the British at home and over. George III. They were given to ent of Europe also there will be the King in 1767 by a Norwich an increase in traffic. Arrange not to interfere in what is palp sens. Of the world's ten we are antiquary, but when his collection ments have been made between cer- ably other people's business. Never- told that over 70 per cent, is proof manuscripts was transferred to tain. English and Continental rail- theless, it is surprising that, duced and nearly 70 per cent, is figuratively, while men slept, a consumed within the Empire "—and great town has arisen, almost in yet it is not a hundred years since a night. This ferro-concrete-build-thie" Chinn drink" began to be ing process, and the financial pros produced within the area of British perity of the Colony's citizens make control. In the matter of ten wo "swell visibly ", at both ends of calarly when few quiet and the transaction, as skilful engineers of the P.W.D., well as producers. Indeed therenu acting under the guidance of a sumption in Britain alone has been wise and enterprising chief, renting amazingly in the last laying ronds, and drains, levelling twenty years. In 1911 the annual consumption of tea per head was hills, fixing up the water supply,

Na Purnance, of Section 188 H.K. Benevolent Society, this kind of thing possible, parti

of the Companies Ordinance 1911. that a GENERAL MEETING of the Mambors of the above-named Company will be held at the Oficns of Messrs. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEM- ING, & DES Vorux ROAD CENTRAL

SATURDAY, the 30TH DAY of

on

MAY, 199, at 19 O'CLOCK NOON, for the purpose of having an account laid

JUMBLE SALE.

before them showing the manner in MAY 5th, 2 P.M.

mabeen

property

of the

which the winding. ор condented and the Company diapoand of, und. of hearing given aoy explanations that may be by the Liquidator and also of deter mining by Extraordinary Resolation the manner in which the Book

Aoad of the Liquidator thereof Accounts and Documents of the Com-

shall be disposed.

Dated the 11th day of April, 1831.

S. HAMPDEN ROSS, Liquidator.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

CLUB,

THE MEETING

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE

will

bo hold (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on BATURDAY, 2ND MAY, 1931, Commencing at 2 P.M..

The First Bell will be Bang at. 1.30 P.M.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed,

admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

CITY HALL.

Clothing and Household Goods gratefully accepted at CITY HALL any MONDAY

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consumers na

To-day's "wireless programnic.

Sport.

'on.

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Home football results. Page 10. Inter-school Sports: Full details Page 30. Latest American baseball results,

Page 10. South China, champions of the Senior Football League, again de fented the Navy, the final score in yesterday's game being 6.2. Page 10.

Latest Cables.

The P&O. Steamship Co. has declared an interim dividend of 21 Page 3. per cent.

Commodore Kingsford-Smith with the Australian air mail for England, has arrived at Batavia, . Page 9. The Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived at Windsor Park in an air liner yesterday afternoon.

Page 9.

The race for the Two Thousand Guinens resulted in Cameronian being first, Goyescas being second Page 9. and Orpen third.

Sir Josiah Stamp, prior to his departure from New York for Eng- land, declared that Russia's return to the world markets is bound to Page 9.

create trouble.

It is reported that more than 100 were killed and injured in the earthquake in the Trans-Caucasion republic of Russia, and several villages were completely wrecked.

Page 9.

the British Museum the letters ways for facilitating the booking were not among them, and it was of through-tickets to the principal not until 1890 that they wore re-health resorts, watering places and discovered in the Pretyman Library other places of interest in the South at Orwell Park.

East of England. Similar arrange monts have already been in exin- The Life of a Ship.

tenos for other parts of England, especially the Cornish Riviera, In an attempt to speed up the A certain importance attaches to Devonshire and the Wye Valley-ali Imperial Air Mail Services, Cap the decision of the Greek Governplaces of groat beauty and interest, tain Stack and J. R. Chaplin left meat that Greck shipping com Apart from the attractions of the Lympne at daybreak yesterday on a fight to Australia and back panies must not purchase passenger innumerable centres of historic in-

Page & esses from other countries if the tereat and great natural beauty to within 21 days. alipa are more than twenty years be found in the United Kingdom,

Governor Roosevelt of New York Cornnire old. There was a time when old there are many events which in passenger ships which had long themselves now draw large numbers State has signed the since passed their period of use uf people to these islands. Races Water-Power Bill, which commits felness and were on the condemned such as the Derby, the Air Pageant, the State to a hydro-electric deve-

9.48 lbs. The most recent figues list of more western countries were the London Season, and similar lopment scheme on the river St. show that it has risen to 9.20 hs., sold to states in "the Near and events are world renowned. This Lawrence at a cost of $177,000,000. Page 0. Middle East for another form of year it is proposed to hold an inter- which represents an increase of service. The result was that pas national motor boat racing festival

The Bishop of Funchal boarded some 40 per cent. It may be that anger services on the out-of-the on the Thames, when competitors our medical advisers will begin to

way routes were sometimes main from five countries will attend. the ship from which the Minister decision of the Grook Government of July and the first week in against the rebels and offered his tained by unseaworthy ships. The The period chosen is the last week of Marine is directing operations

look a little apprehensive, but this great increase in ten-drinking may crease in alcoholic refreshments. be sofas indication of a large de

In the battle between the bottle and the teapot it is the stronger and not the weaker stimulant that geen to the wall. But those who think tenderly of their ten and are

is a sound one, and it is to be August, and one of the most im- servicos ns mediator, but the Minis- hoped that other governments will portant races in the world-for the ter of Marine replied that he could follow suit, although twenty years Duke of York's Trophy--will be only accept unconditional surren

der.. seems a short life for a ship. part of the festival.

and generally paving the way for private enterprise. No complaints come along, there is n Town Pian-1 ning scheme, adhered to Inirly

nothing more to be done.

menna, however, a very big town, A quarter of a million inhabitants

between which has, in fact, linked up a small Chinese city, with one village near the gaol and another round the Water Police Station. Kowloon now ranks, as regards population with Newcastle (274,000), Notting concerned with its subtleties rather ham (238,000) and Portsmouth (247,000). It is double the size of

We understand a Bre broke out Brighton, Coventry or Middles China contributes to the world's at No. 8, Lyemoon Buildings, Kow- brough, and, solemn thought, three market. Only 8 per cent. of exloon, last night but little damage times the size of Wigan! What a ported supplies, come from China- was done. THE GENERAL MEETING of institutions: In England a town most delicate and delicious varie HE FIFTIETH ORDINARY Commentary on British Municipal and ret. those include some of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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than its more vigorous qualities may be surprised to learn how little

Local Notes and Events

The pupils of Wah Yan College are holding their annual Speech Day on Saturday (30 p.m.) when Mr. Fung Ping Shan will preside.

The Moslem community of Hong

terday. A special service was con- ducted by the Imam at the Mosque, Shelley Street, in the morning which was attended by a very large congregation.

The local offre of the Manufac

the Offices of the Undersigned on of one-sixth the size, say, Nuneaton ties. "Chupped hay" may be the turers Life Insurance Company is Kong celebrated Id-ul-Zuha yes TUESDAY, the 9ru MAY, at or Scarborough, hna Mayor; verdict of those who prefer the in receipt of a telegram from the NOON, for the purpose of receiving giving nearly his whole time to blaffer blends, a verdict returned head office in Toronto, advising the No One without Badge will be the Report of the General Agents, civic duties, perhaps thirty alder-with all the more confidence when death from heart failure on Mon- Badges admitting Non-Members to together with a statement of Accounta

the Sist men and councillors, a full-time they learned how greatly their pre-day, April 27, of the Company's the Members Enclosurs and Club Rooms for the Year ended

solicitor as Town Clerk, n Borough ference matters to the cause of General Manager and Vice-Presi- for Ladies (both including Tax) The SHARE REGISTER and Surveyor, a Borough Treasurer. Empire trade. They are happy indent, Mr. J. B. McKechnie. are chtainable through the SECRETRANSFER BOOKS will be TARY upon Introduction by a Member, CLOSED from the 5rn to the 19TH zuch Momber to

be responsible for

MAY, 1981, Both Days inclusive. Payment of All Chits, &c.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Member' Badges admitting to Enclosere will not be on sale at the

CO., LTD. General Agents.

at $5,00 for Gentlemen and $300 DEQENDER, 1981.

Hace Course.

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and a Borough Officer, The last named functionary - wears splendent uniform, carries the town mace on Sundays and state occa- sions, and justifies his existence by

Members can obtain, upon Application Hong Kong, 28th April, 1981. [662 doing odd jobs for the Mayor on

to the SECRETARY, Badges (Limited

to One) for the Free Admission to the Member Enclosure of Wives, Lady Relatives and Friends, Names must be stated when applying.

Op No Prutext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during ibe Mecting.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persone, including Ladies, and is payable at the Glato,

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Ball Price.

Bookmakers, Tie Tec Mon, &o., will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of the HONG KONG Forzy Ovi during the Race Meeting. Nihn will be Betable in the Reitands rant in the Public Enelosaze,

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary: Hong Kong, 25th April, 1981;.

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ordinary days of the week. There is also a Financial Committee, n Roads Committee, and various other committees, including an na-

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME.sembly generally, though not always

ORIENT.

MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE AGENTS.

PEAK MANSIONET". Bix-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,

KOWLOON,,

Detached and Semi-detached. Vilaz Modern Construction with Garage.

~ CAMBAY BUILDINGS” Flats wil's Modern Conveniences.

in these enlightened days, consist ing of all the Grundya and Stig

the fact that with them the cinims of palate and patriotism happen to coincide, but there are plenty of us who will continue to imbibe the China drink even while they ad mire the Empire industry,

Honouring Our Ancestors1.

WAS

It

Looking Back 25 Years.

Page 0.

A recent traveller writes:-Hon- Hong, Shanghai, and Canton one, kow bids fair to outrival Hong

of these fino days, and at no distant time. The railway now completed bring up and down an enormous from there to Peiping is certain to amount of goods from the vast interior. As it is now there are find Bund, wide streets, large bouses few finer settlements going up, everywhere; a brisk trade, and more to come-Hong Kong Daily Près, April 30, 1908. Looking Back 50 Years,

·China. A

A most successful vocal and in.

A charge of manslaughter was While driving a motor car along preferred against à Chinese at the strumental concert was given at the Castle Peak Road near the Govern- Central Magistracy yesterday when Temperance Hall on Thursday even- ing. The programme contained ten ment quarry on Saturday after he appeared before Mr. Williams. items, which were placed in the noon, Mr. W. J. Waddington knock- The defendant is alleged to have hands of lady gentlemen ed down a boy who dashed across the road. The lad was taken to the struck a man who had since died. | amateurs, and when we mention the names of Madame Vaucher and Kwong Wah Hospital where he died Defendant was remanded until Mrs. Meyer a sufficient guarantee the following night.

Saturday morning.

and

is given of the coxcellence "of "the" singing. A dust by theeo Indies was

WAK

Alice, where art

The following question appeared Inspector Gannon, of the San Two women and an old man highly rolished by the audience, and in Parliamentary Order Papers: Francisco Police, who is coming to were charged before Mr. E. W. provoked an encore, which "Captain Waterhouse.To ask the Hong Kong to take custody of Mrs. Hamilton yesterday for fighting gracefully acceded to. Mr. Dunman First Commissioner of. Works if he Jong Shee for whose extradition to in the street. The latter told the scored fresh honourg by his will state what reply he has given the States application has been Court that the women pulled half rendering of to the request made to him for made, is due to arrive here on the his beard out. All three defendants; thou?" which he sang with much ginues, presided over by the arch-

permission to erect a statue of a 8.8. President Harrison on Satur- were bound over in personal bonds taste, and was also called on for husybody of the place, and called | prehistorio anthropoid apo in a day.

of $50 each to be of good behaviour an encoro Mr. Eastlake' opened the proceedings with a pleasing. the Watch Committee. But Kow-public place in London."

for six months.

performance on the piano, and MỸ. atated on the day that loon has none of these things, the

the

Strechlain gave a beautiful solo on question ቤዛ

to

A Chinese woman of 287, Templo |

The coxswain of the motor boat the zither, which called forth rounde senior resident ofleer being, wonskod thre

Water Street, made a report to the palice Captain believe, the Deputy Superintendent house was in the country and that to the effect that whilst walking in Texaco II. was summoned before of applause. The other performers the Office of Works would not let Austin Road on Tuesday, she met Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.8.0., B.N. also did not fail to give satisfac of Police!

the monkey out of the bag. So then man whom she knew as Fireman (retired) yesterday for allowing tion, and the concert an the whole, We doubt whether our chief main solution of the mystery must be Na 23 of the Kowloon Fire smoke in such a quantity bob was one of the best given in con land town loses anything by the awaited. Mr. Lansbury is looks Brigade and was asked for her a nuisance to be emitted from the nection with the institution, and

for a pedestal which needs a better watch and money. The man took fannel of his craft on April 23 merited a much larger attendance. omittance of the isual of British stata than it now bears; crities the watch valued at $10 and $10 in Defendant pleaded guilty and was Hong Kong Daily Press, April 20,

money and then ran away.

1.fined. 810, urban machinery, when the personal' would name" several.

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1891.