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ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE

HE FIFTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on TUESDAY, the 19TH MAY, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Heport of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts 81st for the Year ended tho DECEMBER. 1981.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 5ra to the 19TH- MAY, 1981, Both Days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.

General Agents,

Hong Kong, 28th April, 1931. (082

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS "PARTICULAR Public Anction to be held on MONDAY, the 47t DAT of MAY, 1931, at 8.1, st the Offoes of the Public Works Depart mect, by Order of His ExcALLOT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Shambaipo, in the Colony of

BEAR

Корк for a term of 75 yearì, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fired by the Burveyor of Hi MAINTY THE Kixa, ter one further term of 24 years less three days.

No. of Sale.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

New Kowloon Inland

Lot No. 1488.

Junction of

Wong Chuk Streek. =Tai Po Road and

| Registry No.

*G,

Boundary

Meneuro-

mentu.

Ar por

sale plan

About

Contents in

a1,250

Square foot.

Annual

Rental

574

[870

Upest Price.

009 29

Renault's

Fine Cognac

Brandies.

Messrs. RENAULT & CO., established 1835, were the FIRST Cognac firm to ship bottled Brandies to the United Kingdom,

Three Star

Five Star

*

R.V.O.

Very Old Liqueur Brandy

and

Watson's celebrated

"E"

Very Old Brown

Liqueur Brandy

Bottled by

Messrs. Renault & Co.

SOLE AGENTS: A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ESTABLISHED 1841.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

PUBLIC AUCTION. DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

PC by Public Auction

THE to

be held on MONDAY, the 471 DAY of MAY, 1931, at 3 PM, at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of HIS EXCELLENOT THE GOVERNOR of Ono Lot of CROWN LAND at Shamshuipo, in Colony

the of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1808, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KINO, for one farther term of 24 your lose three days,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

| No. of Sale i

Registry No.

Locality.

Now Kowloon luland

Adjoining New. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1429,

107T

G.

fa Wa Street.

Boundary

Meature

Incats,

2. 8.

FE

As par

sale plan.

Contenta in

Square feet.

Annual

Kental.

< Upret Price.

About

8,582

B.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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169

[671

17,244

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931.

WEATHER REPORT, pears to be returning to the old | alliance with Kwangai and develop- Yesterday's weather report, fore-inents will, be awaited with interest." east and 'remárka, issued by the Some colour is given to this theory Royal Observatory at 5.25 p.m. by CHEX Tai Tong's refusal to elated:-

leave Canton for the Kuomintang Congress at Nanking..

Weak anti-cylonis areas are situated over the Lower Yangtsze Valley and to the east of the Bonins. Depressions remain over Indo-China and to the north-east

of Tokyo.

Loval Forecast:-S. and S.E. winds, „moderate; "fair to shoyery.

DEATH.

On

Rece-At Westgate-on-Sea,

April 20, Mr. J. F. REECE,& former solicitor in Hong Kong. practising as Evans & Recce.

Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251,

Night Editor (Wanchai Office)

Tel. 24511. London Office: 83, Fleet Street

E.C. 4.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, MAY 1, 1931.

CANTON'S CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT."

News and Views

A Short Life and a Merry One,

"Dress suite with all the dirt they must inevitably accumulato in

it is sur the course of years..

CHEN MING Suu is a strong sup- porter of CHIANG KAI SHEK, and the present move has the appearance of a defiance of CHIANO's authority. prising that women consent to A Kwangtung-Kwangai alliance dance with men who wear such might also be joined by Hunah, things. The ideal evening dress for whose Governor, Ho CHEN, innen would probably include a pair always an uncertain factor in his political alignments.

Canton appears to be quiet and there is no exit to Hong Kong. Sn far there has been merely a change in Government, such as in England is effected by a general election. General CHEN MING SHU and Marshal Li T8A1 Bax maintained excellent relations with Hong Kong, and in this Colony it is everyone's hope that this friendship will be maintained. If the state of war between the Liang Kwang provinces can be ended, the whole of South

China will benefit.

ENGLISH.

Ar a recent meeting of the Modern Language Association in London,

of shorts."-Dr. Jordan, who or- 'ganised the Dress Reform Ball...

The Liberian Enquiry,

Bigger Film Screens,

A talking picture recorded on a large film is to be shown on an en- large screen in a West-End then-

tre shortly. One was tried out In private in London for months ago, and showed itself very useful for crowded scenic effects, such as the evolutions of a ballet. The film then altown was only oversize in parts, and the sudden expansion of tho lighted aren of the screen was im pressive. If the general size of the screen image is to change, however, theatres all over the world will used standardised equipment,

Flight Over Russia.

of

|SUMMARY OF NEWS

Local.

Yaumati bomb outrage. Page 7. Hong Kong Stock Market: Crou eher & Co.'s daily report, Page 7 Kowloon murder caso: Further .. Page 7. details.

Mr. Ford, the airman who crash. ed at Fort Bayard, arrived here Page 72 yesterday.

An application was granted at the Supreme Court yesterday for an extension of time in which to filo return of debentures issued by the Kowloon C.C.

Page 7.

A voyage" by River to Wuchow,” is described by Prof. I. Forster.

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