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SPECIAL VALETERIA SERVICE. Communcing at No. 2; Peninsula Hotel Arcade and No, 364, Nathan Road (next door to Majestic Theatre), May 1981. THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO. Head Office and Works:-Tel. 57032. Kowloon Hotel Depot, Hankow Road,

Hong Kong Depot-16, Stanley St. Tel. 21279.

-Peak Hobel-Depotumistukityk Bong Kong Hotel (Visitors only).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1931.

ODE TO THE SHARE

MARKET.

Now is the summer of the Broker's

joy',

When punters, eash or nong, full

funds employ. Investors, at long last, contempt. Investors, at the long last, con-

templ

And scorn pour on the one per cent. Come! come yy stocks,

(With dividends or no.) Rise ever higher; to the buyer

show,

Boldness shall ever pay! What time the hapless bear, He who a fortune builds on ench

depression,

Slinks him through Ice House

Street,

Face lined with care.

In vain he schemes the jovial bull'

repression.

Investments Sour!

Eke shares of sprightlier mien, The kind bugyaney and strength

can glean

From every whisperei lireath or

meaning glance

Of dear Darbe Rumour! Values

shall enhance.

Dairies or Docks. Your chote

hardly matter.

an

Ye nimble Ropes, (especially the

falter.)

itch

Rise ever higher, while the

sought Cemeats Enter the giddy race with

vidients, Electries! Ancient pride of the

Pre-

con

Rialto

Sing once again.

agitato," While China Lights, you've

proved such a prize,

molto

C.P.R. ATLANTIC PLANS.

COSTLY NEW FLEET UNLIKELY,

Offcinta of the Canadian Preise Railways have expressed astonish- mens nt the reported intention of their company to order five more large liners at an estimated cost of £10,000,000.

It was pointed out that the coni- pletion of the Empress of Britain, ship the magnificent 42,000-ton which will shortly. mail her maiden voyage, might be taken as randing off the large building programine apon which the C.P.B. enbarked soon after the war,

As a consequence of this pro grumnie the company is now in possession of a fleet of Arst-clasd ships which will, it is ficlieved, satisfy requirements for some years

to comic.

routes

renched

In the opinion of all shipping experts the building of large, high speed liners for the North Atlantic ecturation point. Owing to indus has practically

trial depression in the United States and Europe the valume of passenger traffic on these routes has decreased very considerably, and there is no immediate prospect of

A recovery.

In these circumstances it in a tremely improbable that the C.P.R. has any intention of ordering a oft new batch of costly linere in the

war future.

That “machen dividend, you just

rust ris

Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharves.

Why lag, behind? Follow the lead of Lands. With

contracts hind

|

The Canard line, it is true, con templates the building of, a second giant vessel, similar in a|] [10spicets to the 73,000-ton Jeviathan now or the stocks at Clydebank. As thy

HIRED HIS OWN MURDERER.

| INSURANCE FRAUD TO AID FAMILY.

Budapest, A ruined company director's schente to secure insur- anec money' for his family by hiring a man to kill him has just been revenied here.

The an killed the director: suk- pivion killed the scheme.

Rudolph Steinherz, returning by train from Budapest to his resi dengg at Kecskemet, was found in

first-class

compartment with

1

vere injuries to his head. He died the next day, after decinring that he had no clue to the identity of the person who attacked him.·

£10,000 Policy,

Suspicion was aroused when it became known that Steinherz, for- merly a very wealthy minn, had in- sured himself against death at the beginning of this year for £10,000. The policy was due to expire on

April 4.

It was learned that in the same

train a Steinherz travelled a Kecskemet carpenter's assistant, Frederick Fischt!, and suspicion fell

he had disappeared. on him when inquiries revealed that

A search was begun, and the Vienna police arrested Fischl, peu- niless and shivering on 3

park bench.

Fischl at first denied all know- ledge of the crime, but later con- fessed.

He said that Steinherz, ruined and summoned to appear at the Criminal Court, hired him to kill him,

The hopeful wights to buy you for | Cunard chairman, Sir Percy Bates, On Tuesday, March 31, Steinherz

September.

explained in his speech at the | brought Fisch) to Budajest, andă "ib these was arranged that he should be two ships will enable i weekkilled with a mallet, See with what glee each initishly express service to be maintained

(In case and tales of June they annual meeting recently,

yet remember.}

heart now swells

When thinking at what ente he

bought Hotels! All! All I conjure you, without

delay,,

Speed ever upwards! Just one

thing I pray.

By way of grateful gesture for my

rhyme,

Keep me in mind that my sell

in time.

MOTOR-CYCLE FATALITY.

SOLDIER DRIVER.

EXONERATED.

ан

3. E. W. Hamilton sat Coroner at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when an inquiry was held into the death of Wong Shin Nam, aged 79 years, who was knocked down by a motor-cycle, drive at the time by Pte. Ian Henderson, of the Arkyll and Sutherland High- landers, on April 14.

it was stated that all the eye- witnesses had, since the day, of the accident, gone back to the country so that Pte. Henderson was the only one who could be put into the box. The statements made by the witnesses, who were now absent, were road to the jury,

Dr. Uttley, of the Kowloon Hos-

between Southampton and New York, whereas the present service necessitates the operation of three

vervels,

FAREWELL CONCERT.

TO BE GIVEN BY MH. HARRY ORE TO-DAY.

A farewell concert will be given by Mr. Harry Ore in the Helena blay Institut this afternoon, at 5.30, when the programme will be as follows:--

I.--(Pupils),

1. Pelouise in C ́sharp minor,

...(Chopin) ......Miss Marie Alves 2Negro Dance (Coleridge-

Taylor). Miss Doreen Ma

3. (0) Nocturne in C sharp minor

(Chopin),

4.

(5) The Autumn (Moszkovski), Miss Daisy Ma

Fifth Vale (Chopin),

Mr. Antonio Tubino

I-(Hong Kong Trio).

5. Trio in D minor (Arensky);` ·

(a) Allegro moderato

(b) Scherzo,

(r) Elegy,

Finale,

Messrs. H. Ore (Piano), F

Gonzales (Violin), L.

Szente ('Collo.)

- III-(Mr. H. Ore).

pital, gave medical evidence, after

6.

Sonata Appassionata (Beth- oven.)

which Pte. Henderson went into

7.

Cradle Song (Tschaikovsky.)

6.

isle joyeuse (The isle of joy) (Debussy.)

the witness-box where he told, his story. He said that he was driving his machine along Nathan Road" towards the Star Ferry when he SAW A Chinese boy riding a tricycle with a carrier coming in the op- posite direction. In order to avoid the boy who seemed rather ́un certain as to where he was going. witness had to swerve to the left and the next thing he knew was that he was in hospital. He did not know that he had knocked any one down until he was told by Sergt. Clark.

Witness continued that he assum- ed that he must have shot over the handle bars when his machine stalled; as far as he remembered, he did not see anyone on the left hand side of the road when he Awerved.

After police evidence had been taken, the jury retired and return ed with a verdict of "Accidental Death," adding that no blame was attacked to Pte. Henderson,

.D. South China Fant..sy (H.

Ore.) 10: Soires de Vienne (S.hubers-

Lt.)

EXPENSIVE PASTIME.

YOUNG APPRENTICE FINED.

A young Chinese apprentice, of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, was charged before Mr. Hamilton terday with breaking two panes of glass on a China Motor Bus Com- pany vehicle in Gascoigne Road, near Club do Recreio, on Satur day.

The defendant denied the charge,, saying that when he got to the scene the 'bus officials had already got hold of another man. He went! to this fellow's assistance where upon the latter was, released and he was arrested instead.

After the bus driver had given evidence, the Magistrate remarked that the story for the prosecution was very clear and fined the de fendant~~849,at-the same tint. ordering him to pay $10 compen sation to the Company.

False Address,

After carrying out the grim bar- gain, Fischl travelled to Vienna, Steinherz having provided him with. travelling expenses. The director Also gave him a watch for which he was to receive £1,000 at an address in Vienna.

Fischl was unable to find the ad. dress and, left without money, he tramped about until he was arrest ed.

An exhumation has been order. ed with the object of ascertaining whether before his death "Steinherz, Look drugs.

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