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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

“A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

BRITAINS BEST BEER!

M

WRIGHT'S

NOTICE.

On MONDAY, the 3no AUGUST, WHITBREAD'S

1931, All Departments will be CLOSED).

Tas Hoxoxoxo. DISPENSARY, Dispensing Department, will be OPEN for dispensing prescriptions from 10 am to 1 p.m., and from 6 pm to 7:30 pART

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 31st July, 1981, [1011

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED. &

AN

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 40 Cents Per Share bas been declared parable on TUESDAY, 25TH AUGUST NEIT. on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, CANAL BOAD EAST, LOWRINGTON, Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLUSED from TUESDAY, 1178 AUGUST, to MONDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1981, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

"W, F. BIMMONS, Secretary.

Hong Kong, 1st August, 1981..[1018

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONG KONG

COMPANIES (WINDING-UP)

No. 1 or 1931,

THE MATTER 07 THE CHINESE PARTNERSHIPS ORDINANCE 1911

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THO COMPANIES ORDINANON 1911

AND

IN THE MATTER. OF E HING AND 'COMPANY - ALBO KNOWN AS E HING CHAN AND AB E HING (IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DIVIDEND DECLARED.

A FIRST and FINAL DIVIDEND of $100.00 Per Cant, has beezi declared in the abova Matter.

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

Dividend may be received at the OFFICIAL RECKIYER'S OFFICE,

PALE ALE

BOTTLED AT

SOLE AGENTS:.

A.S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED,

EST. 1841.

HONG-KONG, FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION,'

MEMBERSHIP.

LUB Beerniaries are Reminded"

Victoris in the Colony of Hong Kong, Chat Applications for MEMBER- on the 4TH DAT or AUGUST, 1981, SHIP to the ASSOCIATION and between the Hours, 10 AM. and 4 Entries for the LEAGUE COMPETI r and on Any Subsequent DayTIONS ULOSE on AUGUST 1st. during Office Hours.

Creditors applying for. Payment must produce any Bonds, Bills of Exchange or other Becurity, held by them, and most sign a Receipt in the Prescribed Form.

Dated the 81st day of July, 1981.

E. L. AGASSIZ, Official Receiver and Liquidator.

BANK HOLIDAY,

(1018

W. E. HOLLANDS,

Hon. Secretary, 18th July, 1931.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

Undermentioned Certificates for 150 Old Shares in this Com- pany registered in the Name of the Late ISAAU SAHUEL PERRY have becu LOST or DESTROYED; and should thess Certificates not be produced to the Company before the 2018 AUGUST, 1981, New Certificates for raid Shares will be issued and the Old Certificates Nos. 6745 dated 2nd Juns, 1911, and 6765 dated 27th July, 1911, will be thereafter treated by this

NULL and VOID,

Iordance with Government The EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUBI NEBS on MONDAY the Sap of AUGUST (THE FIRST MONDAY IN Certificate No. 9746 dated 2nd June, Hong Kong. 29th July, 1931, [10101011, for 50 Shares Nos. 98501/38660,

AUGUST).

NOTICE

"ESSES. ELLIS & EDGAR

Mannounce the REMOVAL of

their Office to No. 9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, IT Fioon (Entzunos: Ios HOUSE STREET)

1008

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

Certificate No. 6768 dated 27th July, 1911; for 100 Shares Nox. 80901/86950 and 129645/129604.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 20th July, 1931. ⠀⠀⠀ (9

(979

P. M. PINGUET & Co,

TAMAN having resigned from the TAKE KOŠICE that Mr. HO SAI

Position of Compradore has severed his connection with our Firm as from 25TH JULY, 1931,

939)

P. M. PINGUET & 00.,

5. Quien's Road Orxtra).

FOR SALE.

ATEST Type Beinforced Concrete LABUILDINU, 135 Fest by 107 Feat. Bituated in Queen's Hold in Popular Chinese Locality. Ample Provision for hops, Cinema Theatre, &o, on Main ROAD Mortgage can be arranged required. Apply in Writing Only to iMzsaks; THOMSON & CO., YORK

[994

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of A TWO DOLLARS. Per Share for the Six Months ending 30th JUNE; 1981 will be payable on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12rs, on which Date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office, 8, CRATER ROAD,

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 32D AUGUST. to TUESDAY, the firm AUGUST Building. (Both Day inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered. BARN

By Order of the Board of Directors, ANGELA, RODGEES, ́ ́ Prep Acting Secretary

¿Kong 21st Jul 198

COAL

TAR

SOAP

INVIGORATES AND.

REFRESHES.

TAKES AWAY

SUMMER

TIREDNESS.

WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP

TERGENS

BIRTHS.

SATURDAY

AUGUST 1, 1931.

greatest advocate who has ever The Jay world has long chorished practised at the British bar, no a vagus but respectful conviction doubt pleaded with characteristic that there are few things which cloquence and persuasiveness, for cannot be made from coal; if dia- on the charge of issuing falso methylbonzolephenate (or words to balance sheets his client was ac- that effect), why not albumen? quitted. But even Sir Jons SIMON Coal is the philosopher's stone of failed in meeting the further count the modern alchemist; with a little that despite the company's loss persuasion it will turn into almost | Lord KYLSANT" issued a prospectus anything from dyestuffs to motor offering £2,000,000 of debenture apirit. The assurance that it will also shares, in the course of which it was turn into albumen, or white of egg, stated that

need caure no surprise, even among the unlearned; it may with more persuasion yet turn into the synthe- tic (end possibly imperishable) egg,

the audited accounts of the com- pay how that during the past ten years the average balance

available including the profits of the Insurance Company after from which there will emerge in providing for depreciation and time the coal tar chicken. It re interest on existing stock, has mains to be seen whether such been sufficient to pay interest' on tho present issue more than five times over. On this charge Lord Kylsant was guilty and sentenced

Up In a Whirlwind.

An extraordinary story of a strong gust of wind is being circulated at Canton. It seems that a market

*News and Views *

An Immortal,

| Breathing Space.

Scone: Barber's shop, Customer, Int Yokel: "What I want. who has lunched: "I wan-sh & per-know, sur, is low be we goin to

pay the Americans if Germany'stops." man-manent sh-ah-avo."

and yckel: Per respirations? "Blowed if I known."

Unemployment in Canton,

Back Into Its Stride,

So great is the number of unem

It seems pathetic that there are ployed parsons in Canton, and, o depressing is the economic outlook at the present time su many peo |ple in England who pronouaer that the present regime has apheras riding as a thing of the past. pointed a ommittee to go into the When and wherever they are en- whole question of relief and submit visit the Row which, wet, or countered they should be invited' apert to the State Council:

In Kuala Lumpur.

-The Horge.

The Race of Mankind.

fine, is crowded every morning, the". London Commons, the country possibilities will do anything to

roads or the roads of the Suburbs, restore the fortunes of Britain's

in order to be disillusioned, Pro- sorely suitten con industry; it is

ple who have had very little une The beggar nuleauce in Kuala perience and many who have never a little early to begin thinking Lumpur continues, says the Straits before been. astride a horse are now The case was a magnificent vindi about the pit-head as provision Times and one simply has to hartaking up riding. Riding Schools cation of British jurisprudence store. In any event the industrial den ene's heart against a constant fringes of London, but all over the are springing up, not only on the Proceedings were only started in situation as a whole might be little and varied succession of appeals. country. The doubling of the Mem.... May, and, if there is an appeal, better off as the result of such The latest device is to equip child- bership of the Institute of the Horse and the fact that its Junior ns. Bir- Jous SIMON indicated, no transformations. Obviously, agri ren with begging bowls (cna Chin Branch, the Pony Club, has trebled doubt there will be a special culture would be worse off than ever

esa woman was leading a string of its Members and now totals over session of the Court of Criminal if colliers and chemists set up as three children, all soliciting the 3,000, is suficient proof that the Appeal during the Long Vacation rivals to the farmer; this would be public, the other day). A trades horse is coming back into its stride. which has just started. The cass domestic dumping of the vilest man in Java Street told the waster

kind showed that no one in Englaud

that he counted 27 beggars calling | stands above the low, and that even

at his shop laat Saturday. Tho. For batter hr work, England's. when matters of big scale business

begging is not confined to Asiatics population is lagging behind in the race of mankind. Our increase is arise the law must be obeyed. Mr.

either, for a European woman has

now at the rate of 2,000,000.. a JUSTICE WRIGHT, the able commer

been going round Kuala Lumpur decade. It is a low figure, compare SILVA-On July 24, at Shanghai,cial lawyer who tried the case, comoochie of the Shaho village, in the offices with three children and preed with the estimated increase, "of other nations. In his Twenty to "Mr. and Mrs. E. J. DA mented on the policy of treating vicinity of Canton, whilst walking senting a typed appeal in broken Years Plan President Hoover pro- SILVA, a son

along a country lane, carrying on JEWALL-On July 24, the gift of a

shareholders na "sheep who might one of his shoulders two empty bas-English to buy acme indifferent ties vides for an increase of twenty daughter, PATRICIA VANCE, to look up if they were not fed. It kets, was suddenly whirled into the Mr. and Mrs. FREDERICK H.

is true that there was an acquittal air by a gust of wind and carried JEWEL at Mt Vernon, New,

quite a distance into the district York, USA.

on the balance sheet charge but the of Shekpai where he was dropped MALCOLM-On July 28, at Shang case will no doubt, check, a system on to the race course, unconcious

hai, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Č

that may have much to recommend He remained there alone and semi- MALCOLM, a son.

conscious all that night. and on Connast.-On July 27, at Shang- it, but which is capable of undue returning to his home the follow bai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. stretching, that cannot in fact being morning partly recovered. CORNABY; SON,'.

kept within bonds and is most un sound in principle. How would British commerce stond if it were known that balance sheets habitual- ly did not represent the actual state of a company's affairs! There must be an end of confidence if such a practice were even tacitly allowed. Honesty must be made the only policy, even if it is hard to follow in times of distress. If a great company's allaight Com Ag for

The Oldenburg (HAL) left Sin- away as those of the R.M.S/P. gapore on Friday, the 31st at 6 nm. under the guidance of a man of and is due hero on Wednesday, Lord KYLSANT's undoubted calibra August 5 at 10a.m. what would be the position when men of lesser substance were. in charge of a less. stable enterprise ?

DEATHS.

BIERWIRTH.On July 24, at Shang- hai, Capt. HEINRICH EMIL WIL ARM BIBLWIRTH.

Ezna-On July at Tsingta

EZRA MORES Ezza, aged 64 years.

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COMMIJ On July 27, at Shang- hai, ABRAHAM JOHANNES CON- M138 of the Chinese Maritime Customs, aged 55 years.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, August 1, 1921,

THE TRIAL OF LORD KYLSANT.

It is not often that a peer, of the

realm, a member of the most exelu- sive clubs in London and a Direc

It is to be hoped that the case

found his wife, who had heard of the tragedy, busily preparing for his funeral.

millions during the next twenty years. Japan, which has doubled its population in less than two generations, anticipates a similar increase. By 1951 she will have a population of "87,000,000, compared with approximately 30.000.000 in Great Britain. Fortunately, ass Professor Teacock has pointed out, Canada and Australia,arè fully capable of supporting a population

which she offers. She speaks very little English, claims to have come from Bangkok, and certainly looks unhappy enough. One remembers similar appeals in Singepcro years ago, so that it may be a profes. sional scheme, but who can resist giving a dollar to a white woman who claims to be down-and-out of 250,000,000.

Local Notes and Events

The Colony had a clean bill of health. for Thursday,

An interim dividend of 40 cents pes share hasten declared by the Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., ne. cording to a notion appearing clee

nere in this issue..

will not be made a political immie, and it is fortunate that the holiday The Ben Lino si's. Benvenue from. season now supervenes and the Leith, Middlesbrn, London and Straits left Singapore for this port matter will have largely faded on July 31 and is due to arrive from popular interert before Par-here on August 4. liament 're-assembles, and the poli-

The E. & A... Nellore will leave for the above places on or about Saturday, August 1 at 4 p.m.

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The Rev. W. E. Boatley who re- cently gave a most interesting lec ture at The Y.M.C.A. Kowloon, will be the preacher at the 11 o'clock service at St. John's Cathe Two new planes ordered by thedral on Sunday next. In the even- China National Aviation Corpcra-ing Mr. Bentley will be the spenk tion for the extension of the

er at the "Quiet Hour" service: at Shanghai-Ichang Air Service to the Y.M.C.AZ Chungking are due to arrive to Shanghai from America on August. The Chinese authorities have is 3 and 7 respectively and the inau-sued an order relating to holidays guration of the much-discussed for employees of public utility com Shanghai-Chungking Air Service will take place next month, says the Chinese Press,

panies. According to these, Gov- ernmental organs may cancel work. ors' holidays whenever, such work? rare engaged in duties which order of the community. The im directly affect the peace and good portance of public utility com panies here in enormous as Shang

a population of some

Two fatal accidents were repórted on Thursday. A woman, Lee Chan, of 1, Des, Voeux Read West, was knocked down by a motor car and died from her injuries at the Gov. hai has

The total gutput of the Kaslauernment Civil Hospital. The 83,000,000 and it is the largest port cond case, a coolie esiployed by in China. In future, therefore military contractor, was killed at says the order, workers engaged Whitfield Barracks when Bani in public utility companies will be tary Department cart get out of allowed only to send representa- control on an incline and ran over tives to take part in movements on the man.

public holidays and anniversaries |but the others nïust work as usual.

ticians get busy. One can see the Mining Administration's mines for temptation offered both to the the week ending July 18, amounted tor of a number of grent commer-gentlemanly and the tab-thumping to 98,615 tons, and the sales turing cial concerns is placed in the Old types of socialist. The latter would the peried to 207,063 tons. Bailey dock and “goes down" for merely discant on the wickedness

Silent martial law has come into a.year. The case of Lord KYLSANT of peers and plutocrats, but the force at Kaochangmino, where aro is in fact, anique in the recent former would take the more subtle situated the Kiangnan Arsenal, the history of Great Britain, WHIT line of suggesting, "what a system Naval Aeronautical Tactory.

Chinree naval headquarters and the

TAKEN WRIGHT, HORATIO BOTTOMLEY,

under which even a man like Lord Passengers who left for Shang: CHARLES HATEY and many similar KYLSANT cannot be honest." Lord hai by the Empress of Asia in cluded Mr. A. H. Carroll, Mr. R. characters were all well-known KTLSANT no doubt considers that hon. Roxburgh, and Mr. J. J. Pater in the City," their positions and acted for the best. A British jury son. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Stark that of Lord KYLSANT were as fux

did not, and Lord KYLSANT takes are bound for Nagasaki by the

same liner. apart as the poles.

his punishment. It is to be hoped that there the matter will be allowed to rest.

our

EDIBLE. COAL.

Brought before Mr. Schofield, nt the Central Police Court yesterday, a Chinese, who was arrested at the Wing Lok Wharf on his arrival' from Macao on Wednesday evens ing, was fined, $10,000, with the al ternative of one year's imprison- ment. The defendant faced charge of being in unlawful posses- sion of 100, taels of prepared opium which were found cleverly conceal. Kwok Sze-mui, ageð 28, 'a' mared in the false bottom of a large ried woman living at No. 1, Fook basket containing clothing and Bau Lane, was rescued from the other personal articles.. harbour by a boatman on Thurs- day after she had thrown herself from the seawall in an attempt to

commit suicide,

Tim, of No. 22 Somerset Road, Kowloon, a black-and-tan mongrel which had become ferocious of late, was shot by Acting Sub-Inspector McEwen, of the Kowloon City Police on Thursday.

from the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

Looking Back 50 Years.

As a result of his recent tour of Those who followed in columns the report of the proceed

inspection of the Mongolian de pendencies outside the Great Wall,- ings, before the Lord Mayor · of.

it is learned that His Highness London must h havo realised the

Refusing to be discouraged Prince, Su has drawn up a memo- through the loss of his leg in a randum for presentation to the gravity of the case advanced by

tion and too proud to depend on Throne, strongly urging, is order the Crown. To a large, degree,

charity, a young Nussian military to retain proper control over there, however, the issue appeared to be

At the request of the owner, Mr.invalid announced to his friends the organisation of Outer and a question of modern commercial In Germany there appears to be a

some time ago that he would not Inner Mongolia into two provincer remain inactive so he set about on the same basis as the eighteen. custom diverging from the law, and curious revival of interest in pro-

studying the art of massage. The provinces of China Proper, with a cesses which may result in sub

course be completed recently and Governor, Treasurer, Judge, and that little more than a technical effence was involved. The charges stitute foodstuffs producte which

the young man has now opened a other rubordinate officials over ench..

at studio 276 Rue Bourgeat, und Viceroy over all-dong against Lord KYLSANT, na Chairman seem to bear a strong family resem

Shanghai. With special training Kong Daily Frens, July 31, 1906, of Directors and Mr. ARTHUR Mon-blance to the ersatz" compounds Due to bitter opposition on the which he has received at the hands LAND, as auditor of the R.M.S.P. of the war days. Presumably this part of the junkmen at Weesung, of physicians, he has invaded a officials of the National Quarantine Geld in Shanghai which, up to the Company, were that in a succession is not to be taken too seriously as Service have temporarily discon present, has, more or less, been From the Registrar General's re of balance sheets they had repro evidence of the financial disaster tinued enforcing the fumigation monopolized by members of the turns of births and deaths for the first and second quarters of 1881, sented the Company to be making

to which Germany was rapidly regulations on junks and other female sex.

we gather that there were 48 births it is more

small craft entering Woosung: a plat whereas, in point of fact, drifting a few days ago;

Among the air mails were car and 49 deaths among the British: there had been a loss The conten-likely to be a matter of coincidence The body of one of the two Chin. rind by the Eurasia No. 2 which and foreign community, and 335. tion of the defence was that in that we should suddenly hear of eso boat girls who were drowned have been detained by the Mongol births and 730 deaths among the cotton waste as a possible source while fishing off No. 5.Wharf at authorities since July 2 when the Chinese. The death-rate per thou Kowloon on Wednesday, was reolana was fired at and brought sand of the population. was, 19.12 of edible material and of coal that covered on Thursday from the down whilst flying over Outor Mon- for the whole population 2016 for could be made to yield food for water near No. 1 Wharf. The body gelia on its way to Manchuli were the British and foreign community, man and beast" in the form of of the other girl has not yet been some important documents sent by or, déducting 'non-residents, 16.02

found

Mr. Hulusi Font-Tugay until re and 10,87 for the Chinese. In the 14 aynthetic albumen." Cotton an

contly Turkish Charge d'Affaires second quarter there wara as birthe

and 37-deaths, among the British .. Peggy, the four-year-old daugh- in China, to Angors, including more surprising, it would certainly or of Mr. B. J. Houghton, living ceny of the new Sino-Turkish Com and foreign community, and 200 at No. 9, Kent, Road, Kowloon mercial Treaty," says the Chinese births and 644 deaths among the bo odd and unexpected if Lance Tong, was bitten on the left should Press. Since this important docu- Chinese. The death rate was hire return to prosperity through or on Thursday by a black, chowment lins fallen into the hands of Whole population, 21.96; British a new alliance with the wholesale dog Blows immediately taken Mongol authorities, the signing of and foreign community, 16,

Lethe Kowloon Hospital. The dog the Treaty hai of neobisty had to dedacting oureddaube8,08- provision trade. Coal, despite ite was removed to the Matsukok debe postponed, the Chinese Press Chinese 22.40-Hong Kong Daily

Prese, August 14 1881,6+ deh delavci SUYE,; appearance, is less of a dark horse pot for observation....

times of prosperity companies pat away"hidden roerves" and when business is bad they draw on these supplica, and, as a matter of faca pidgin," it is wise to make, the. position appear better than it is Though this procedure cannot be Editorial and, Business Offices: 11, within the letter of the law even

Ice House Etreet. Tel. 20251... Night Editor (Wanchal Chao)pesses for the prosecution ad mitted that it was common practice. Lord KYLSANT's leading Counsel, Sir JOHN SIMON, perhaps the

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an article of diet is perhaps the

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