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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB,

NOTICE,

TREE 17TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held in the CLUB HOUSE ... TUESDAY, ADGUST 11, 1931, at

BESTBU

Minator of previous Annual General Meeting to be read and confirmed. Report and Accounts for 1930-31, To adopt propoied Herion of Rules.

Election of Officers for 1981-"2, General.

Election of Auditora."

By Order of the Committer,

10341

Signed FC. OLEMO,

Hon. Secretary. 2-

HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST ¦ COMPANY, LIMITED,

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of 80 Conta Per Bhat has been declared payable on TUESDAY, 18T SEPTEMBER NEXT, on and after which Dala Dividend Warrant may be obtained upon. Application at tho REGISTERED OFFICE of the Com TRY, 2ND FLOUR, RICHANGE BUILDING, -Des Voeux ROAD CENTRAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the t'ompany will be CLOBED from THURSDAY, 27th August, to MON- DAY, 31ST Avous, 1981, Both Days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

O. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary.

Hong Kong.

Bih

Aug.

1931.

WATSON'S

LEMON

SQUASH

MADE FROM REAL

די

CALIFORNIAN

LEMONS AND

THE PUREST OF

CANE SUGAR

DELICIOUS

"AND REFRESHING

SUMMER BEVERAGE.

[1038

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS,

LIMITED,

A 40 Cents Per Share has been

NNTERIM DIVIDEND of A. S. WATSON

declared" payable on TUESDAY,

251я AUGUST Next, on and after

& CO., LTD.

which date Dividend. Warrants may be obtained upon application at the

Registered Office of the Company, Aerated Water Manufacturers.

CANAL BOAD EAST, BOWLINGTON, Hong Em.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be, CLOSED from TUESDAY, 11TH AUGUST, to MONDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1931, Both Days inclusire.

By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary.

Hong Kong, Jet August, 1981, [1015)

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

TAE Undermentioned Certißontes Tfor 180 Old Sharea in this Com- pany registered in the Name of the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 7. 1931.

GENUINE CAR BARGAINS

WILLYS KNIGHT, SEDAN DE LUXE, 1930 Model, 4,000, miles, 115" wheelbase, condi. tion as new, chang

PRIOR: 84,500,

WHIPPET SIX SEDAN, 1927, 28 Model, good condition and mechanically sound.

Faioz: 81,850. AUSTIN 7 FABRIO SEDAN,

ne now, 8,000 miles.

Price: 82,000. BUICK TWO SEATER, Old Model, but small mileage and in thoroughly good condition,

PRICE: $800.... WHIPPET. SIX DE LUXE SEDAN, late 1929, perfect condition.

PACE: 82,900.

"FOR FATHER PARTICULARS

AFFLT

GILMAN & Co., Ltd.

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Ice House Street. Tel. 30281,

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

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London Office: 83, Fleet Street,

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG AUGUE 7, 1932.

· DIPLOMACY AND WAR.

TEL

KOWLOON

57139.

HONG KONG

20419.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Late ISAAC SAMUEL PERRY have the Sale by Public Auction to been LOST or DESTROYED; and

not be be held on MONDAY, the 10 DAY of should these Certificates not produced to the Company before the AUGUST 1981, at 3FM., at the 30TH AUGUST, 1931, New Dertificates Offices of the Public Works Department, for, said shares will be issued and the by Order of HS EXCELLENCE THE Gov Old Certificates Mos. 6749 dated 2nd. 503, of One Lot of OROWN LAND June, 2011, and 6765 dated 27th July, at Mong Kok, in the Colosy of will be thereafter treated by this Hong Kong, for form of 75 years; with the option of renewal at a Crown pany's NULAli and VOID. Certificate No. 8746 dated 2nd June, Bent to be fired by the Burreyor of 1911, for 50 Shares Nos: 86601/89560, HU MAJESTY THE Kine, for one further.

Certificate No. 6766 dated 27th July, torm of 75 years. 1917, for 100 Shares Nor 36901/38950 and 129145/129504

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers,

Hong Kong, 20th July, 1931.

NOTICE.

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HONG KONG ENGINEERING &

CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. ·

PPLICATION has been made to this Company to issue to MR. YEUNG IU TUNG, Duplicate Certificate for 50 Shares in this Com- pany numbered 79885 to 79885, or other Certificate in lieu thereof upon statement that the Original Certificate No. 555, dated 8th NoTEMBER, 1922, has been LOSE or MISLAID.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale:

Begistry No.

Locality,

Inland Lot

Kowloon Inland

Lot No, 2561.

Yim Fo Foug Street.

Kowloon of

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, if, at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof, the abora Cortileste be not forthcoming the Said Certificate will be deemed CANCELLED. and of NO. EFFECT, and a NEW CERTIFICATE for the The Said Bhares will be tued in its atend by the Company,

B. ALVES,

Becretary. ong Kong, 22nd July, 1981. [988

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If Lens Companies desirous of taking

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tois.

To students of the Chinese political eituation Mr. EUGENE CHEN'S visit to Japan is a most puzzling in cident. The Nanking Govertiment bave declared that Mr. CHRN, a representative of the "rebel" régime in Canton went to solicit Japanese aid in the present struggle. They have exploited the incident to the full and no doubt

Haugh' LIANO, who is generally

News and Views *

Medan Terrors

China, as Japan known well, have seldom boon easy, and it has never been more necessary to walk do Hestely than at the present time. The “rebels” of to-day may in any land be the recognised government of to-morrow, but in most countries,

"You know, Bill,” enid a burglar there is a capital and a govern to his ral, I think I need mental machine. Until these are taken over diplomatic recognition is not sought. But Canton and Non- king both claim to be the proper and legal government of China, de claring the rival authority to be a rebellious tyranny.

« Glansol ? Why 717

Well, it's like this, I was turn ing the knob of what I thought was a safe, and a dance orchestra began to play."

English.

Hopes for a peaceful settlement

Writes "A Schoolboy" to a between these rivals have been shat London paper: May I heartily sup tered during the last few days, and port the proposal that English the Kwangtung Kwangsi coalition should be substituted for Latin on our monuments, and suggest that is advancing northwards to recon-

our coins should also be inscribed quer the Repablio! Another of in English It is, indeed, time that China's dreary civil wara has start our own language, should be con: ed. Untold suffering will be in-sidered good enough for all pur poses, and I hope that the absurd ficted on the civil population; the use of Latin will come to an end countryside over which the armies as soon as possible.. pass will be 'ravagod; the nation will be impoverished, modernisation and the development of stable BOY- ernment will be further delayed, and no advantage will be gained except by a few individuals. Both sides we know are struggling for the rights of the people, for liberty, for democracy, for the ideals of Dr. Sus YAT SEN! China has been fighting for the noblest aims and idents for a generation, and while the war lords prosper the common people suffer.

War settles nothing. The Nation. aliste overthrow the old war-lorda thanks to men of the calibre of CHIANG KAI-SHEK, FENG YU HSIANG and PEI CHUNG H81. But the new generals were not very different from the old. They have for the Inst four years been fight ing among themselves, each one claiming to be the true interpreter of the principals of the revered Father of the Revolution. It CHIANG ROSHER wins to-day he will become more. and not less tyrannical, and though he may beat his enemies he will not crush them, and, if he did, new ones would arise among his present friends. CHIANG loses further fighting and disruption are inevitable.

AN ANCIENT ENGLISH LANDMARK.

If

Oxford-streetį Tramic)

During a journey which took me front Oxford-circusate Marble Arch I was able to see something of the working of the new regulations, The absence of horse-drawn trafie was very noticeable, and the jour Cinema photographers and exey occupied, perhaps, a little. perts from the Academy of Arts shorter time than usual. After the of the U.S.8.R. have anilòd from

Gresk dity on Sea Bottom.

Sebastopol to the ancient city of startling accounts of the chaos tha Chersonesu, which is located under the side streets on each side of the sea near the Kherson light Oxford-street, I did not dare to happen house, says the Tass Agency. It is penetrate to ses what was intended to make a film of the citying there, but there is no doubt that at the bottom of the sea, and the the problem of slow-moving traffic is expedition expects to be out for only partly solved by turning it off about two months. The city of the main streets. The narrow Chersonesus was founded by the streets in the neighbourhood of Greeks in the sixth century BC. Oxford-circus have always been on a promontory at the southern extremity of the Crimes.

Soottish Bootings.

In spite of the depression, grouss moors and deer forests in Scotland

ill not be without tenants, this i year. Along the shores of the Moray Firth there is practically

liable to very bad mugestion, and if they are now to have more thun their portaal complement of horse- drawn traffic they may well become": ¡mpaniable.-Peterborough in the Daily Telegraph,

Militarist Toyshop.

After all the protests by estim- The Kaiser and the NY,K.

The old maritime keenness dis-nothing unlet. All the Duke of able and worthy pence-lovers against played by the ex-Kaiser, now some-Richmond's moors and forests are the militaristic influence of the what faded in retirement at Doorn, let, and all Lady Senfield's many Royal Air Force Pageant on child- flashes up again in his message to shootings. The same applies to theron and others, I feel it is my the N.K. He has bown close moore and forests of Lord Lovat duty," anys a sarcastic writer in interest in the new liner Yastikuni : Marit, and asked for pictures and and the Duke of Sutherland Alia London paper, to expose the drawings. These were forthcom-the Breadalbane places are let, and ing from the London branch and all the deer forests on the Chisholm aroused so much pleasure that the former emperor sent a signed por trait of himself, which now hangs in the offices of the Hamburg agents of the NY.K, Messrs. Pha. Van Ommeren. Mak

Four Capitals in a Day,

of

estates. It would be idk, however, e pretend that this will be a boom season for the Highlander. Amer): can tenants will be fewer than last year. It is, however, an erronous im- pression to imagir that the nun ber of unlet shootings is due to the American slump. In spite of the publicity which their visits attract,

ghastly militarist tendencity of our toyshops. In fact, I am drafting a report on the subject for the League of Nations and I shall shortly print & coupon for my readers to sign and forward to Mr. Hender- eon, just to cheer him up. My small godson, Peter, mooted the idea of a trip round the toyshops and faint, ut pursuing, I set off with him, having promised his parents that I would buy nothing that would in

Alderman Milnor Black, of Brigh

Mr. Campbell Black,son ton, established a new world Puss Moth record last month. Covering 1,800 miles, he linked up the four American tenants have always bren capitals of the East African ter-insignificant in number in proporculcate harmful or jingoistic ten ritorica in a single day. Leaving tion to British tenants. They have dencies in the child. The deplor- Nairobi at 215 in the morning, he

landed at Entebbe, on the shores never influenced the market to any of Lake Victoria, at 6.30 am. He considerable extent. Three years then returned to Kisumu and, leavage there was an attempt to or ing at 8.30 am,, made the first non-ganise American shooting trips to stop flight ever accomplished along

the 432 miles to Mombasa, where he Scotland on a large scale. It was landed at 1.40 p.m. Continuing, he failure Incidentally, American flow over Zanzibar to Dar-es usually confine their activities to Salaam, and taking off again at 4.35 grouse shooting. They arrive just P. he few "blind" be compass, before the Twelfth and return carly over the dangerous Kilimanjaro | country, to Thika, thirty miles be-in September. They therefore affect the deer forest market hardly at all, yond Nairobi.

able state of affairs which the ex- pedition revealed came as a grens shock to me. The number of toy- soldiers, battleships, guns, and

I asked for a couple of aeroplanes, distressed me beyond words. doves, but Peter would have none of them and the pretty assistant backed him up by saying there were no such things. He went home complete with 'plane and anti- aircraft guni

Local Notes and Events

Ons Chinese case of typhoid fever was reportd on Wednesday,

-moved.

The population of the remainder of the New Territories; according to the census of 1001, was 65,071, making, when added to the present.

Hong Kong Daily Preis, August

1906.

A fine of 8 was imposed by Mr. Schofield on a Chinese boy who was The quarantine restrictions im- arrested for placing a tin on the used it to harden Marabal CHANG ONCE again England bas to acknow- posed against arrivals from Baigon tram tracks

ka in Shaukiwan Road. eredited with no special love for ledge with all gratitude her thanks on account of cholera have been re- The defendant was remanded from estimate, a grand total of 462,861;--

the previous day for inquiries to R... Empress of Japan arrived be made and yesterday Insp. Stim- at Vancouver on Wednesday at 40 stated that he could not trace. m., leaves on the 10th just, isy eye-witness but that the boy's due at Hong Kong on Septembor employer had stated that the youth Looking Back 50 Years,

Hines and he desired the Magistrate,desire for tramways should have It is rather singular that the and leave for Manila on the same was always playing on the tram-

to punish him..

broken out, like an epidemic, simul fourteen-year-old girl WILB

Revenue Officer Ward prosecuted.taneously in most of the principal cautioned and. ordered to be sent the storekeeper of a Chinese sh convicted by Mr. Williams at Cen- iral Magistracy yesterday of the theft of some clothes.

Japan, in his allients with Nan- to "American" generosity for the preservation of an historic land- king and in his opposition to

mark. The cheque for over £11,000 the Kuominchun, Canton and. Coming as it has done soon after subscribed largely by Americans the Korean incident Chinese nation. who can trace their descent from alist sentiment must, naturally, the Pilgrim Fathers-which the have been displeased by Mr. CHEN's Archbishop of Canterbury received

It is not for us to

afternoon.

*

The Trey to the ship's tobacco store United Kingdom, and the United while the vearel was in port. The States tramways have been running renson for the prosecution, it was stated, was that the superintendont in all the principal cities for many A chow dog owned by Mr. Mel of the department had recently cir. years, in nearly every instance with chers of 532, The Peak, has been sent cularised all ships in port bring unqualified success; but until very to Kennedy Town for observationing to their notice the clause in the after having bitten a coolie who Ordinance which states that while lately the idea made no movement was treated subsequently at the the ship is in port the key to the eastward. In course of time, how- stores must be held by the Master over, with the various improvements Government Civil Hospital.

for Chief Officer.

introduced, as the tramway becam more popular, and its superiority to the old-fashioned hack carriage or omnibus was recognised, its fame travelled, and it is now being called for in all parts of the orient. It has already reached Calcutta, where aline, recently opened, is working satisfactorily, the passengers being very numeroue. In French Cochiu Chinn a line is being constructed from Saigon to Cholon, which it is anticipated will be always crowded : in the Phillipines a concession has heen granted, and a tramway will

A large number of beautiful Castelino marble statues were offer-

Brothers, the well-known auction- era, at Taiping Building yesterday, The statues were beautifully and artistically made, and the purchas ars at the sale yesterday were rather fucky in buying them at fairly cheap prices.

From the files.

action. Matters cannot have been last month on behalf of the Church | back to her "country when she was yesterday, for having possession of ports of the, Far East. In tho improved by the explanation which of England puts out of danger of high official" tendered to a collapsd a tower that has dominated news agency at Canton. The visit the fat fenlands around it for six was announced to be of an in-centuries and that must have been formal and vacational nature; Mr. constantly in the eye of those men and Mrs. EUGENE CHEs were feeling of Lincolnshire who in the six the inaccustomed heat of Canton, teenth century forsook their home and the journey had no political land for conscience' sake and whose stock has contributed so mightily signiséance. express opinions on the veracity to the building of the United or otherwise of that explanation. States. Boston Stump has seened for sale by Messre, Lammert The fact remains that no one bo some vast vicissitudes overtake the lieves it, and those who made it lands around it. The bustling port knew that it would not be believed. that the ships of the Hansentic If Mr. and Mrs EUGENS CHEN League knew so well the medieval neaded rest and cool air they could wool market to which the Flemish

Looking Back 25 Year perfectly well have gone to Kuliang and the German merchants throng.

Flight-Lieut, W. F. Anderson, or to Bagua without provoking aed, gave place in later centuries D.S.O., D.F.C., has bean appointed. The following is extracted from political whirlwind, Japan's hotels to a peace that brooded on the past, Pilot Instructor to the Hong Kong the Governor's report for 1005, to

i may be better, than those of Fukien The little town which can still Flying Club in succession to Flying the Secretary of State: The pops and the Philippines, but it is part show the fifteenth-century Guildhallicer H. A. Howes He holds lation of the Colony according to

several foreign decorations for war of the creed of a politician that whero Brewster and other Pilgrim service, and has had considerable the census taken in 1897 was 248,860, personal inclinations have to give Fathers were tried for attempting experience with many types of ma and according to the census of 1001 of New it was 783,975, excluave

soon be laid in Maniin; in Singa place to public interest. Nor was to flee the country suffered, until chines He is due bere, the Arst

week in September.

Kowloon and the Army and Navy GMT it likely that so important and the 1880's, & gradual silting up of well-known a figure as Mr. Enorve ite once busy river to a mouth of the forth

The forthcoming, marriage is an establishments. The estimated popupore the question has been mooted and powers applied for by promo- Chex could keep his visit to Japan left parige only for the tiniest nound of Leonid Grigorievitch ation at the middle of the year

Cotower, mechanical engineer of a secret. The deduction of the craft. To-day its channel is deepen 336, Lockhart Road and Lillian under review was 377,830, as ters, who are confident of success; ordinary man is that only very cd, its docks enlarged, its future Frances Stella Elms of 334, Lock follows:

hort Road. The marriage of Gera cogent reasons would have induced as a useful little port assured.

mano Augusto de Pinus of 1, Kim-.. Mr. EUGENE CHEN and the Canton But modern conditions have, fortu berley Road, Kowloot, and Maria Luiza Gutierrez of Wing Lok Government to accept the loss of nately, not destroyed the past. If Building Nathan Road,... is also "face" which was almost in JOHN WINTHROP and his com- announced. ovitably involved in this visit. Nor panions who left to found Aried out, by the have matters been improved, fromia 1630 14 6 kvit át today Sik Tua Club at 310, Queen's Road

great namesake across the point of view of Canton, by the Atlantic could

the request of the Tokyo Govern- they would find auch familiar to that Mr. Evouse Cars should them--not least the splendid tower, leave Japan. It is no use saying with octagonal lantern and that that unfriendly gesture was peal of thirty-six bella, which the dus to Nanking intrigue. The an devotion and generosity of their wer to such a plan is far too descendants have now made cafe for obviouDiplomatio dealings with centuries to come.

Non-Chinese Civil

munity

Chinese Population?

Hong Kong Old, Kowloon

New Kowloon 1:21,000 Flosting Popula

*tion

A said was, Palice on Wednesday night on the, West, under the Gambling Ordi hancs As a result of the raid 23 persons were taken into custody, bitum of whom appeared before Mr. Williams ft Central Magis tracy yesterday. The case will be heard on August 19. Mr. AR Covey is representing the deten zet z

"danta'

54,104

Army (average strength

tren

10,452

in this Colony the project only wants the sanction of the legis latura; and at Shanghai the tax- payers have voted in favour of the ánnovation, which, in spite of some little opposition by the Tootai and one of the consula, will yotibs car- riod into effect and probably, prov ed eminently successful both as can venience to the public commercial und ing Kong Daily

Hong

August 7, 1881