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'IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BONG KONG. PROBATE JURISDICTION,

IN THE GOODS OF GUY DENNI. *SON BARRY BIDWELL": LATE OF CHINWANGTAO, IN JUS. PROVINCE CHILI, FORMERLY 07. 120, MEADOWS ROAD, TIN- 76IN, TH3" Reruzzio or CHINA, DECEASED,'

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All Creditors And others are acpord. ingly hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or before that Date.

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HONG KONG, JULY 11, 1931.

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MODERN OR MEDIEVAL? ·

A CORONER's jury has expressed the opinion that proprietore fire-cracker", and joss naper shops should be made to take greater precautions against danger by fire.

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It was recommended that such shops should be subject to licence control, and should not be allowed in domestic buildings, or where floors and staircases are not of cement. The findings were out- spoken,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1931.

It would be easy to answer the

jury's recommendations in this "manner and to do nothing. A matter of seventeen fires in thirty- six months, most of which were

News and Views

'Lovers' Meeting."

The anodynious Women's War play, "Lovers' Meeting," original. ly produced at the Royalty, Lon don was subsequently was put on for a run at the Prince of Wales. Opening in a canteen at the baro, it subsequently plays in a casualty clearing station at the front. The early sconis, containing more talk than action, are preparatory to a climax in which personal feeling finds itself in striking conflict with duty: The chief parts were taken an adaption of Chinese architecture fire broke out in a tar distillery by Miss Mary Merral, Miss Esmo and spread to, the gasome-, Beringer, Mied Vora, Beringer, tor, causing it to explode. Miss Renco Gadd, and Miss Renee Large massca of the struc de Vaux, Miss Sydney Fair. brother's role in the original being filled by Miss Margaret Watson.

easily extinguished, is not, aftor The National Library of China. Gasometer Blows Up. all, a very terrible record! Why upset an important trade, and offended a great many Chinese in terests on Auchi inadequate gounds? Much more could said in this vein and the whole matter pigeon-holed, alongside the recommendations of the Jury that enquired into the King Edward Hotel fro dinster,

We all hope that the Governmcht

fires

!

In what was once the favourite Brusscis-A woman was killed garden of a famous Manchu princess is to be opened shortly the National and several men were injured Library of China, The National through the blowing up of a Library is at Paiping and the build-goaomster following a fire at the ing, which was recently finished Cockerill works. The town of Sera- after having taken some two years: to build, is stated to have cost aing was shaken by the explosion, million dollars. The most modern and the damage done to the fae ideas in library construction have tory buildings a very great. The been followed and the, structure is

to present day building art

Great Snakes!

A young society woman, Cady ture were thrown long distances Joan Villiers, had an alarming ex-The tar distillery was completely perience at the famous Port Eliza beth sanke park where she was destroyed. At the time of tele suddenly hitton by one of the graphing firemen from Liège and exhibits which were being shows neighbouring arons are fighting the shown her. Luckily the snake was dames, which have spread to other harmless; but most people, who aro unaccustomed to snakes would get buildinga. The firm of Cookerill

t

Dancing Soldiers.

One wonders how many English their regiments, could omorga sue officers, an attaining command of cessfully from the ordeal through which a golonel of the Russian

Tbhens Yield: Perfume,

One naturally associates scente and perfumes with flowers," from which so many of them are obtain- ed by the usa of different solvents, but it is

is rare that one hears of such products being derived from mossess, which cling to troos. Yet such is the case with the valuable" essenco de mousse do chine," which comes from a lichen which grows, plenti fully on oaks and conifers in the woods of Slovakia. It is carefully gathered and sent to France, where, after special laboratory treatment, it yields a very pleasant smelling oil. Only about one ounce of this oil is obtained from about thirty pounds of moss, but it is very con- centrated, and is later used for

At a tima:

king, eau de cologne and other when the wood trade is going scents and perfumes. through. a period of great depres sion this subsidiary product, helps. somewhat to remedy matters.

will not take that line. If such is their intention there is nothing to prevent them for publie interest soon wanes in the hot weather. If any change is to come the Government will have to do it of its own volition and without the kind of reminders that, are applied to municipalities in England. But jous paper and cracker shop as this young lady did the same was founded in 1817 by John diers, on promotion, have to doned Concks has to pass. Those sol- secur at regular intervals and shock and feeling of revulsion from Cockerill, the son of a Lancashire before the entire assemblog re- being bitten as if it had been mechanic who emigrated to Bel-giment, and their popularity as Booner or later, there is bound to poisonous Mr. Fitzsimons, the giuin. Before the war it simployed coramanding officers depends almost. Royal Dress at Ascot,

recent curator, is probably the world's these greatest authority, on snakes, and amazing stories are told of his ad ventures. There is a legend that his native keeper, Johannes, has een bitten so often that he is almost snake-proof and that neither. of them think anything of being bitten provided that they can get suitable scrum quickly, Roads in China.

be a repetition of the tragedy, unless control of

11,000 workpeople. In 1842 the firm constructed the first stationary en gine and the Arst locomotive and laid down the first railway on the Contincat.

Horie-Whip Wanted.

Princess Mary's cost of fawn-

exclusively on the degree of accom plishment they display on that im corded silk was worn with a geor.” portant occasion. Probably the establishments is enforced.

average colonel of a Highland re-gette dress, trimmed with lace of The principle raised by the

giment would regard this ordeal į the same shade, and a large hat, Staunton Street firo is a big one.

|with greater equanimity than his It is a small aspect of the issue as

English counterpart. Every High The Duchess of York also wore to whether Hong Kong is to jog

On the day that Charice Thomas and to dance well, and most of them azuli chiffon gown and a hat or land officer is expected to dance, fawn coat with her dainty lapis- along on the easy going methods of

Moy Deacon, aged 23, should have keep it up into advanced years. those good old days when life out

the sapu colpur, bordered. with Lacs been married at Chatham, Kent, to Mise Mary Ann Elford, of Chatham, Stalky " & Co. here was easy and money plentiful,

straw. Princess Alico were a trail- It is often said that the greatest he failed to arrive for the ceremony or whether it is to be governed on hinderance, to the development of He was later arrested, at Rochford, Major General Dunsterville, the ing, gown of silver lace, run with the stricter and more exacting China has always been, and still Essex, where ho was said to have original Stalky" of Kipling's fine bluck thread, and Lady May At Rochester school story, and Mr. G.C. Beres Cambridge's hit "of deep, rose-pink- manner of a modern city. The 18, the absence of satisfactory high-lost his memory.

Tonds and other means of communi Police Court he was sent to prison ford, the original of M'Turk, were problem is cropping up in many cation. Much, of course, has been for obtaining £125 by false pretences among those present at the annual was of a slightly darker tone than directions, but so far the official done in the matter of road build from Miss Elford, and obtaining luncheon of the Kipling Society. hor frock. Lady Patricia Ham- response has been lethargic. Officialng in different parts of the coun- goods at Strood by fraud, It was General Dunsterville, who during say's picture, hat, also in pink," try, Chefon, for instance, is now stated that he had shown people a the war commanded the memorable

was worn with an ecrucoloured policy in this matter will be regard connected by motor road with Wei- letter ostensibly from a firm of Hush, hush" expedition that heid

Cace-trimmed gown, Of the ladies. ed as interesting and significant.

haiwel, thus obviating the necessity solicitors, and told his victims ho Baku against the Turks, looks and in the Royal party the Countess of

sponks like the "Stalky

we got Granard was in an elegant cont to know in the book. He told the of roya-blue velvet, with winged gathering that at the reception a sleeves, and a hat to match; the lady asked him: "Did you do all Duchess of Roxburghe wore a

COACHES LEAVING LAND O' MACGREGOR.

of steamer transport as in past was a ward in Chancery, and had a days. Also for some time past work wealthy aunt, has been in progress on the motor Believe It or Not! road between Tientsin and Peiping,

chiffon dress.

and it is anderstood that this road But the most amazing story of those naughty things Stalky was raspberry-coloured ecat over a de- also will be available for heavy the Port Elizabeth snake-park, i said to have done!" And the traffic at the end of the summer. Al- which seems to be well authenticat General went on: "Of course not licate peach frock; and the Da- together China has some thirty thou-ed, concerns Mr. Fitzsimons's at- I replied, but I have changed ches of Portland wore a green The last of the coaches are depart sand miles of recognised highways. tempt to buy snakes some years since. Mr. Beresford (M'Turk) picture hat with a green floral ing from Aberfoyle. Vehicles which. These are not all asable by motor ago. He wanted to add to his stock has a pointed beard, and a soft, in more romantic days carried traffle as yet, but sucir as are not of poisonous snakes and offered to rather musical, voice. He used to

are being improved, and when the re- buy any that were brought to him be in the engineering service of the Now Delal.

Country Life of 6 June, 13th, passengers, through the Ros Box novation work in hand is completed alive. Shortly after, native child- Government of India, but on the country are, being discarded, and another twenty thousand miles will ren began to arrive with live advice of Rodin, the great sculptor, 20th and 27 contained a re- their wheels, which have rolled bo constructed. The National Good snakes every day, and he purchased became a professional photographer,markable series of articles, beauti Roads Association of Chips is hold them. After a while he noticed and has a narrow, four-storeyed fully illustrated, of New Delhi merrily over rugged roads in sun ing an exhibition in Shanghai that his stock was not increasing house in Yeoman's-row packed with The great empires and civilisations and rain, are now to do service shortly as a means of impressing Ho set a watch at night and found photographs he has taken. He of the past have loft ample evid for farmers in the neighbourhood. upon people the necessity of good that the native children crawled specialises on the head and shoulence of the thought and imagini- Thus a link with the past dis-highways and traffic roads if China in among the snakee, stole a hand-dar, and is noted for his pains. tion and sense of beauty which they is to be one day a recognized powerful, and returned next morning to taking care in securing a portrait

sell them.

that seems right to him.... in the world of commerce.

appears, and a question arises whether there does not go with the coach some of the charm that made the Land of. MacGregor famous,

The Blow cans of conveyance, dragging its noisy wheels up hill er through glen, certainly afforded ample time for impressions to strike deep. It gave a lingering) sense, for instance, to the Trossachs, In a motor-bus this defile' is but a mile of changing scenery-green woods and lofty precipices-soon covered, soon forgotten. The me mery has little time to recall the romantic episodes in the career of j Ron Rox.

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Local Notes and Events ★

One non-Chinese caso of typhoid and one Chinese caso of diphtheria were reported on Thursday.

The South China Athletic Asso- clation are holding, a night-fite at North Point to-night.

A fine of $5 was imposed upon Mr. J.. N. Dalziel of 4, Braemer Terrace, by Mr. Schofield, at the Central Police Court, yesterday, for having driven a motor-car, the lamps of which were not in proper working order.

coking Back 25 Years,

applied to the building of capital: Peltics in the countries which come under their away, but there his been nothing in the history of mankind quito like the opportunity presented to Sir Edwin Lutyens in the commission to create not more- ly a new city, but the capital of half a continent. Now, that the: New Delhi is established as the seat of the Government cf. Tadio und Sir Herbert Haker's adminis trative buildings are in full --use, Anybody can open a fire-cracker

It must, have come with some sur- the grandeur of the design is re- priso to many residents to learn that cognised on all hands. In view of shop and store anywhere he likes

thousand collice are to be in the interest in the new city, it was ported from the north of Ching for decided by "Country Lifa" to send and in any kind of building. This

railway work in the New Territory, its principal staff photographer to orm of labour, could have been absurvey of New Delhi. The photo wo consider a grave public danger"

One would have thought that that make a complete photographiu The jury in question had enquired

tained in plenty near at hand, but graphy actually occupied some six set it has to be admitted that men weeks and the large number of at great length into the Staunton

accustomed to the work should give superb photographs obtained aro Street fire on June 8, when a joss

The Hon. Treasurer of the Store satisfactory results than those used to illustrate the five articles John Ambulance Brigade begs to who are not experienced. More and give an unparalleled idea of shop was burnt out and fifteen

acknowledge with thanks the receipt over, the men from the north are the vastness of Bir Edwin Lutyen's of the following donations towards the south, and are better ndant invention which has not

bigger and stronger than those in conception and of that fertility, ef persons killed, including four

the Brigade Funds:-Mr. Kwok Siuled for the work. Doubtless the laid

to the minutest young girls on the second floor. The

tho police in the Now Territory will detail

Viceroy's palace, Lau, 8200; Mr. Fung Kong Un, have an anxious time at first owing with its vast halls of state. wooden staircase was destroyed and the girls were driven by theed that Ros became a frechester Whilet on a picnic, a Chinese ac€200, Jockey Club, $500; Mr. Chau to the presenes of such a large and its interior furnishing and approaching flames to throw them only when a depression hit the cidentally shot himself in the fore. Tung Sang, $100; Mr. Chan Pek body of men, who are always prone treatment. In the words of Mr. to faction fights but after a few Robert Byron, the brilliant young selves from second floor verandalis

cattle trade which had been his arm yesterday. He was removed to Chuen, $25; Mr. P. K, Kwok, 810.

lessons they ought to learn the wars writer of the articles, the Vineroy's onto the street.

employment. Insolvency; available the Government Civil, Hospital.

of peace which must be followed House is "one of the great palaces. Edward Leo' Baker, an Amerieur in a British Settlement-Hong of the world, and the only one records, have it, sent. Rou into the

citizen, was committed to the House Kong Daily Pren, July 11, 1963 Freeted within the last hundred only business by which the world

years." of Detention by Mr. Williams at the Looking Back: 50 Years. Central Police Court yesterday on at a discount in Japan, as com- That the Japanese Yen should he

that the man missed his ship and a circumstance that must be dis a charge of vagrancy. It was stated pared with the Mexican dollar, is that the local agents of the steam couraging to the Japanese Govern ship line were arranging to get him placed on another ship.

It will be interesting, to see the Government's reaction to these re- commendations. How easy it would be for the official spokesman in the Legislative Council to begin with a few generalisations about juries in general, and those of Hong Kong in particular, and then to go on and say something on these liues: The concensus of expert opinion

to New Carabaste for the Hibares will is that it is better to leave things

be framed, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 57/488 will be thereafter treated" by this Corporation as Null and Foid.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager,

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Everyone familiar with Scott". knows that in this gorge Rob many A time found a refuge when the "king's men were fast upon him. But it is not generally remember-

The Registered Offices of the Hong Kong Amusemente, Ltd, will be situated at Pedder Building, third Hoor, as from July 13.

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The Hong Kong Telephone Co., came to knew him. And it is dif- Ltd., advertise that an interim Beult to realize that this wild High dividend, of 4 per cent, per share lander carried on his forays when for the six months ending June 30, Pops and ADDISON were enriching 1931, will be paid on Tuesday, our literature with their poems and August 4: casaya At that time the north was practiently inaccessible. Not until a century later were the rough

High- A boy, Lai Kan Chan, aged three, nccidentally fell into a bucket of

the pen of Sir WALTER SCOTT. On hot water at the Daily Farm pre the heels of Scort came the coaches mises at 'Pokfulam Yesterday, He was moved to the Nethersole Hos- at Aberfoyle

pital, where he died later.

For

tourists wanted to see the countryside of Ron Roy and his wile, HELEN MACGREGOR, whose words still seem to ring down the glen when unfamibar footsteps bespeak the entry of a stranger:

the

out

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..... CHINESE PRISONER ALLEGES · ASSAULT:

COURT SEQUEL TO RECENT ROBBERY:

ment, and one which must evoke the sympathy of all friends of the coun try. Becing that the Yen is of ceual Vintrinsic value with the Mexican, it certainly, arems hard "Accidental Death" WILD that it should not pass current with

Mr W. Schofield at the Central Coroner (Mr it even in its own country.The Magistracy yesterday, remanded; a alone Certain alterations in the.

finding of the regulations are being, considered,

Williams) at an inquest yesterday Mexican is the medium of exchange Chinese who was charged with cons- but, for a great many reasons, all

afternoon on Lau. Wong Shi (40), over the East: the Yen is can- piracy in a robbery at 39, Third

fined to a comparatively

cly small area. Street, on June 29, last. concubine, of een merchant, who But the Yen, apart from its in- Evidenco was given to show that of which have been gone into at:

succumbed to head injurice at the trinsic value, is a coin superior to three persons of which the defen length; it is not advisable to inter-

the Mexican by reason of its better dant was not ono, were concerned” A Chinese youth was charged be- Gevernment Civil Hospital on July mintage, and this makes the in the robbory. The defendant was fere with the fundamental principles

fore Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon 3. The evidenco revealed that the anomaly of its standing at a dis- the son of s tempat in the house upon-which-the-cracker, jone paper and joss stick trade is conducted.

Magistracy yesterday, with having was struck by a flower pot falling count oven greater. It has become and he was arrested, accord- important to commerce that the ing to polico evidence, as no was The present system has answered

tried to catch a handbag from on her, head while she was walking You should he recognised nisu trying to board a boat for Canton very well and one regrettable in

Mrs. Ramagill, 3 Gun Club Hill in Des Your Rond on June 30 circulating medium all over the on the night of the robbery. cident is not sufficient cause for

The boy was remanded until to-day Although there was no eye-witness Enst when it is so recognized it There was, however, no other when ho will be sentenced... of the mishar, it was suggested that will attain its proper level of value evidence against him except his the. changes on very sweeping,

In the spring of 1879 the Hong own statement. In answer to the the flower pot was knocked off the Kong Chamber of Commerce ne- charge, in which he admitted hav lines suggested by a non-expert

Mr. F. Brett Chief Assistant parapet of the verandah of the morialised the Government to take ing boon mixed up with the robbers: body. Moreover, with the

Japanese-Xolourrent in this thin atalement in Cauch, zaid that gradual rebanding of Victoria the frits natural surroundingo, and Junk Inspector, enved the life of second floor of 264, Des Voeux Rond,action with a view to making the The defendant, asked to confirm problem of wooden stairs and floors speed had not become an obsession, a young Chinese woman, who at by a canvas awning swinging in the Colony. More than two years have ho was threatened and actually as The coach maintained the tradition tempted to commit suicide by breeze. The victim never recovered passed, and ho action has been saulted and forced into ranking of the

the Highlands. It now devolves jumping into the harbour from the full consciousness after the accident, taken by the Home Government, no this statement.

decisive answer given either one His Worship indiested that he upon the bus to see that that tradi- so wall at Samshuipo, on Thurs death occurring three days after ad- way or the other-Hong Kong would like to adjourn the case for

mission, to hospital.

Daily Prem July 31, 1881;20: further considerationi:

will in time adjust itself, and, in

theso, dass of financial difficulty, it

A CAMBAZ BUILDINGS PANDA Tint with Modern Conte

IS IT WODLE, white hurrying the pro-

Stand and tell me what yo seek in MacGuzaon's country, By means of a coach the journey horse was in was made easy. The hors

tion in not lost.