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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

TROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOOD, or ABBATOON VERTANNES AFCAR, LATE OF VICTORIA, IN' TED COLONY or Hose Koms, „MERCHANT,

·DEORABED.

Nthat the Court has, by virino of TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the Provisions of Section 68 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an Order limiting the Time for Creditors and others

ari to send in their Claims against the above Estate to 29 Day or AUGUST, 1931.

All Creditors and others are, moord- ingly hereby required to end their Chims to the Undersigned on or beforé that Date.

DEACONS,

Bollettore for the Exentors, 1, Des Vank. Road Central, Hồng Kong.

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REPULSE BAY HOTEL

WEDNESDAY, 12r¤ AUGUST, 1931.

DATRONS ARE NOTIFIED

Pha

NO DINNER DANCE:

l be held at the above Eotel on

WEDNESDAY, 12 AUGUST, 1931.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.

By Courtesy of LT-CoL. R. F. GROSS, D.8.0., and

OFFICEss of 1ST BATTALION South Wales BORDERERS

WATSON'S

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1931.

Editorial and Business Office: 11,We could also probably obtain a

Si Los House Street."Tal. 30281. Night Editor :(Wanchni Office) :

Tel:24511.

large share in the tourist trafic to

resorts in Japan owing to our much London One: 43, Fleet Street lower cost of living, a factor which

E.O. 4.

LEMON The Daily Press.

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MADE FROM REAL

CALIFORNIAN

LEMONS AND

THE PUREST OF

CANE. SUGAR.

DELICIOUS

AND REFRESHING

SUMMER BEVERAGE.

THE REGIMENTAL BAND

A. S. WATSON

will give a CONCERT in the

BOTANICAL GARDENS.

on

MONDAY, 177¤ AUGUST, Az.9.18 P.M.

Entrance by Main and N.E. Gates on ALBERT ROAD Only.

ADMISSION :-

INCLUDING PEOURAMME........ 20.0. RESERVED CHAIRE......... ... 50 Ct.

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KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB,

NOTICE.

THE 17TH ANNUAL GENERAL

MELTING OLD

behald in the CLUB HOUSE on TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1991, at

6 P.M.

BUALNESS:➡

Minutes of previons Annual General Meeting to be read and confirmed. ... Report and Accounts for 1980-81. To adopt proposed Revision of Rules. Election of Officers for 1931-32. General.

Election of Anditora.

By Order of the Committee,

Signed F. C. CLEMO,

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Hon. Secretary,

...

& CO., LTD.

Aerated Water Manufacturers.

TEL.

KOWLOON

57139.

HONG KONG

20419.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

to

for 150 Old Sharm in this Com.. pany registered in the Name of the Late ISAAC BAMUEL PERRY have been. LOST or DESTROYED; I prodused to the Company before the should these Certificates not be

2011 AUGUST, 1931, New Certificates for said 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 Chie Company as NULL and VOID.

Certificate NO 0740 dated 2nd June, 1911, for 50 Shares Noz. 99501/88650.

Certificate No. 6765 dated 97th July, 1911, for 100 Shares Nos., 36901/84950 and 129345/129004

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

(579

HONG KONG REALTY & TRUST Hong Kong, 20th July, 1991,

COMPANY, LIMITED.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 20

A

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME- ORIENT,

MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE

- AGENTI...

declared payable on TUESDAY, 1er SEPTEMBER NEXT, on and after which Date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Comix-roomed-

2ND FLOOR, EXCHANGE BUILDING, YOLUX ROAD CENTRAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BEGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be OLOSED from THURSDAY, 27th August, to MON. DAY, Bier Avgust, 1981, Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

C, F. V. RIBEIRO,

Asting Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th Aug., 1931.

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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

"PEAK MANSIONS”

Five-roomed Apartzasnts

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,

Detached and Bemi-detaahad Villas

Modern Construction, with Garage.

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AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of 40 Counts Per Share has been declared payable on TUESDAY, 26rn AUGUST NEXT. on and after If which date Dividend. Warinata may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, CANAL ROAD East, BowringTON, Hong Kong

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NOTICE IS HEREBY · GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, 11TMH AUGUST, to MONDAY, 24TH AUGUST, 1981, Both Days inclusive,

By Order of the Bónrð; W. F. SIMMONS, Becretary Hong Kong, 1st August, 1981.-[1015 |

Locs Companies dosirons of taking up further Agencies will let know the Lines in which they are Interested the information will be forwarded to London and passed -on to interested parties as op. Iportunity offers.

This Servios is offered to our Bondern without charge and, of comme no obligation is incurred on either

The Eequired Information should be. sent to the 2

HONG KONG DAILY, PRESS, Izb..

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Hung Keun

Hong Kong, August 8, 1931,

S TOO

HONG KONG IS

MODEST!

Visions on coming to Hong Kong almost invariably speak with enthu- ainsm of its beauty, usually adding that they had no conception that its attractions were so manifold.

cannot

All Roads

News and Views

too highly stressed. Malaya also offers a big feld, Lack of information there regarding

Hiker: "Can you tell me where Lese roads loadt" Hong Kong was revealed the other

Bustic: That up goes straight day when a lady from Singapore on and this 'un goes down to my remarked that if European resis cottage," denta in Malaya understood what Hong Kong was like, "she had, no doubt that hundreds would take an annual holiday here. A sad but significant commentary publicity methods.

on

our

Memories.

"Alas, Poor Grasde,

The bicentenary of Daniel Defoe has come and gone. It may have revived a transient interest in the works of the doughty old pamphle teor, who, racked by ailments, struggled on to 70 before death brought him his final release. It

The octogenarian author of as affected the sales of Robinson book of memoirs recalls at least a Crusoo hardly at all. We are, alas, dozen incidents that happened be a phlegmatic race. How different fore he was four years old. How

far back can you remember!" are those jolly roystoring Americans thero is ever any need to liven up with their hankering after tradi- a party that question will do it. tions which do not belong to them. Until they have tried, few people so great has been the influx of know what a store of frost American tourists this year to pictures and impressions-floating, i

Juan Forsander the and of nebulous, half unreathey Much has been written of the ex-

raise to the surface of their don Alexander Selkirk, that the Chilian quisito loveliness of the island by

sciousness. It is a fascinating exer cise, this groping back into the night, of the Peak and of the

earliest years of infancy and trac unforgettable impression of a frat" EPATER LER BOURG2018," or Babing one's life and its happenings trip round the island. We have ber-gasting the middle classes, is an

step by step from then till now.

HIGH BROWS AND ART GALLERIES:

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Titma for Spain

It in reported that British Later.. national Pictures, Ltd, have enter....... 'ed into a' contract with the Cinema. tografen Naconal: Española S.A, the most important circuit in Spain, 'for "the exploitation, of a number of the English Company's talking films, Eight 6lms have already. been booked under this contract in cluding The W Plan," Tell. England, and Atlantic, the first selection is representative of the multi-logual picture made. The

range of Elstree's output, and it in worthy of nots that no comparable. contract has yet been entered into by an American producing com pany

Snake Venom and Epilepay.

rend from time to time of the old enough amusement among the The Greatest Modern Sculptor, and his Man Friday that the island and only 6 per cent, registered no

cellence of our roads and the im- 'pressiva solidity of our buildings; of our harbour, sea beaches and golf courses. But it has been left to transient visitors to extol Hong Kong's glories,

artists, and to judge from the res ports in the Home papers of the proceedings of the Museum Asso-

The Siesta Habit.

Bleep is one of the fetishes of Mr...

The results of two years testa. with the use of snake venom A sure for epilepsy were described by the Director of the Fort Elizabeth. Brinke Park in i paper before the South African Association for the overnment is seriously discussing Advancement of Science. Two hun restrictive legislation. The troubla dred, and fifty cases were treated is the souvenir-bunters. So passion by venene injections of snake poi- ato is the desire of Hollywood and Eighteen per cent. showed. Oklahoma for mementoes of Crusoe complete censation of the attacks, The French Ambassador recently in boing rapidly denuded of its improvement. With respect to the opened in London at the Leicester chonta palms and sandalwood balance, the attacks all greatly de- Galleries the biggest exhibition yet. Germany has already deprived us creased, and the patiente improved- seen in England of sulpture and of our Shakespeare. Now America mentally and physically. As re- Saint Vitus Dance, tho ciations Conference at Plymouth it drawings by Auguste Rodin (1640 seems bent on making a corner in Bardh still has its attractions for some 1917). The catalogue indicates 115 Crusoes.

venom injections proved in 75 per Residents in the Colony are too art gallery directors. The accounts exhibits, but that is not all

cent of the cases definite cures. apt to take these things for grant leave a certain impression of an en-

In individual caseg cures of Mr. Bernard Shaw's preface, in ed. Most of us no doubt realise lightened David's-league struggling

hysteria, neurasthenia, rheumatism. neuritis, and shell shock are report that we live in one of the most against the Philistines-but on the facsimile handwriting, is an ex D'Artagnan,

"I had thought, the war haded by the doctors. The serum i beautiful and--nowadays-one of whole getting a good deal of fun hibit in itself. Mr. Shaw deems a the healthiest, cheapest and host out of the contest, and certainly not preface annecessary, and declares killed my romantic soul. I and I composed of a mixture of the venom governed place in the world. In suffering from, any sense of in that he has been immortalised in am mistaken. The news that to of some of the world's deadliest Rodin's 1006 bust. "Otherwise ad- Icss than ninety years, Hong Kong, feriority-complex. The Director of

morrow a statue of D'Artaguan is reptiles. from being a barren island inhabit-the Birmingham Museum and Art known" is the personal note ho to be unveiled at Auch has given ed by pirates, has become the fourth Gallery seems to have given a parti- dictionaries! And Hodin1 He is writes" Londoner" in the Evening predicts for himself in biographical a new tug at my heart-strings," largest port in the world. It is a cularly gay and undaunted account already immortalised in the thou Standard. "I admit that the long cry from the days when it of how he made "Birmingham'sands of efforts by lesser artiste to statue is likely to be a snare and Venizelos, the veteran Prime Minis was called the "White Man' hair stand on end" by exhibitions Grave." While concentrating on of modernist art and how he dealt pture his strong style. The ex a delusion, that D'Artagnan is not ter of Greece. He insists with auto- hibition is mostly drawn from to be revived in stone and marble.cratio firmness, on obtaining his trade and shipping, our forbears with the puttled or indignant

Paris, and, apart from such well. The idea, however, pleases me, and, siesta from 30 to 4.0 Even in the did not neglect the task of beautify-critics who came to him to ing the island and the leased protest. Well, it must be very nice known subjects as "The Prodigal if flesh and bones can be given to it, most hectic days of the Paris Con- Son" and "St. John Baptist," the French have set about their ference the corridors of the Hotel territories-a task which we in our to have one's little larks and to there are many delightful small task in the proper spirit. The Mercedes would be muffled for that. time are carrying on for future feel at the same time that one knows pieces, all with the unctuous beauty statue is in Gascony, and Gascony sered hour. In vain might Pre generations. We are proud of such a lot more than the people that only rich bronze can express are the only possible heroes of his sidents clamour or Prime Ministere Hong Kong, but primarily because who don't like them. But it is The Burghers of Calais !! are torical romance. Auch, too, revives asal. Venizelos slept. His we are a big and progressive trad- perhaps worth while remembering there. Rodin did six figures, al memories than can never be wholly secretaries knew that there could be ing centre. We take pleasure in the that the whole of the public is not though only paid for one. Balzac forgotten. It was in Auch that Gil no awakening Even, when the fact that Hong Kong is a really made up of people who come to and César Franck are there::o is de Bérault, 'prince of all Weyman hotel caught fire it required a great port, and that it has been protest or who write angry, letters Bernard Shaw for that matter characters, refound his honours Cabinet decisión before Polits termed the godown for South to the local, art gallery committee minus the famous eyebrows and and, softened by the love of a dared to wake his chief. As usual, Those may be the people you see heard, but with, apparently, a woman, returned to Paris to face M. Venizelos has been justified in with However,

characteristic and hear most of, just as a doctor damaged left eye. Rodin believed the wrath of the great Cardimal. his insistence. Five years ago his British reserve and dislike of self-sees and hears most of sick people that Gothic architectural vaulting' Give me my horse and sword, I doctors decided that his health advertisement, we have left others who come to him as patients. But was derived from hands clasped in say, and let me out into the broad would not justify his continuasco to tell the world about the match the doctor would get a very mis prayer, so a pair of expresivahighways. This material world has in public life M. Venizelos slept less qualities of the Colony, and leading idea of humanity if he re-hands is called "La Cathedrale." heed of D'Artagnans with a fine for a few days and emerged again. have left ourselves open to the gorded all its members as invalids; The mixed lendertiess and strength conceit of themselves and a full with the constitution of a man of charge of apathy. We have seen and the art expert gets his own of this show were a change from blooded passion for the adventure thirty. He retning that constitu- during the last few years how picturo sadly out of focus if he fashionable angularities. British advertising methods, or lack assumes that nobody except himself of them, have affected our trado and a few enlightened associates in the East, and for that matter knows what he is driving at. Many silent but not undiscerning mem- throughout the world. The

time has come when we must take a leaf bers of the public go to art galleries gut of America's book and tell the and exhibitions and never try to world about Hong Kong. By all argue with the organisers; they form their own impressions and means let us continue to trate on trade, but let us also they often know quite enough to be grasp the great opportunities offer able to form those impressions ed by our unique position in the justly. As a matter of fact, it is East and our natural amenities. good fun but bad business to talk Why not emphasiss the possibilities or act as though your audience of Hong Kong as a health resort, wero made up of idiots: "Epater Sir Shou-son and Lady Chow, Mr. special schemes are now being made Philips, Major Chicester, Dr. H. E. both during the summer and the les bourgeois" is not, as a matter

China.

winter 1

concen⚫

of experience, a promising source Hong Kong's winter chirante is of the highest artistic inspiration. one of the finest in the world. Our In the arts very little that is worth hotela and shops are second to none doing has even been done as the and there is ample opportunities result of despising the age to which for sport and entertainment. If it was offered.

the projected scheme for a Lido at

Repulso Bay is put into operation

we shall also have bathing during A Golfing Prince

Two

of life."

tion to-day.

Local Notes and Events

совет of typhoon were Judge Sir Peter Grain arrived was yesterday by the R.M.S. Empress of notified on Thursday. One

Canada, Chinese, the other "non-Chinese;" whatever that may mean!

The Kwang Nan Dockyard, just Dataide the city limits of Canton, Among passengers arriving here lately had its name changed to the by the Empress of Canada were Kwang: Nan Naval Docyyard, and by the naval authorities at Canton

Li Kadoorie, and Mr. P. S. Cassidy,

Dr. Hugh A. Fawcett, formerly Medical Officer of Health in Hong Kong, has been appointed to the Public Health Board of the Lon don County Council, as Divisional Medical Officer of Health.

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form the secretary, Mr. A. R. Lowe, at once whether they are able (if selected) to go with the team -W. CD.. Tunner, T. E. Pearce, C. H. Mackay, R. E. Bird Capt. H. W. Smith, RA, W. H. Woodward, Walter Dixon, Lt. Lucy, R., Lt. Usher, G. E. Morrell, H. R. Stanger Leathes, Lt. Hope, H. W

to alter the dockyard to such an Arthur, W, A. Powell, Lt. Col. extent that in future it will perimit Price, W. Daniel, Walter Daniel of the building of naval craft for and Lt. J. M. C. Doran-Hong the Canton admiralty.

Kong Daily Press. August 8, 1000.

Looking Back 50 Years,

The Regimental Band of the South Wales Borderers (by courtesy The swimming race across the of Lieut. Col. R. F. Gross, D.S.O., harbour took place on Saturday and officers) will give u concert in afternoon. The competitors started Sergeant T. J. Wilson, Inte of the the Botanical Gardens on Monday, from Kowloon Point as soon as the Hong Kong Police, who retired from August 17, at 0.15 p.m. Entrance un got down, and swam across to the force in 1027, passed away: is by the main and North-east gates the bath house in almost lack the Halsworth Hospital, Suffolk, on en Albert Road only. The admis water, the tide boing just about June 11 last. The news wax cosion charge is a modest 20 cents high. Places were drawn for and Cockle, a former sub-Inspector of 50 cents. These out-door military ward: Goodwyn, Dunman, H. W. veyed in a letter sent by Mr. and reserved chairs can be had for were as follows, starting from east- the Police force.

concerts have always been popular Sampson, Grimble, Cook and An- in Hong Kong and we hope that gier Grimble, Angier and Dun The following forthcoming wed the public will make this one a real man drew away a little at starting, John Landau, R.A.M.C., Military that the Borderers will start the over to take up the westward posi dings are announced Staff Sergt success by their attendance, and Goodwyn losing ground by passing Hospital, Bowen Raid, to Miss ball rolling for a successful season tion. Mary. Wilson, Nichol, No. 1. Patel of similar events. Villas, Hankow Road, Kowloon Bergt. Edward Buckner, Mongkok Police Statiin, to Mis May Jones, 1 No. 165, Tam Kug Road, Kowloon,

Goodwyn forged ahead a little nearing the Meanse, and pass. ed that vesel first, Grimble, Dun- man and Angier being still pretty well together. Soon after leaving the Meanse, Grimble began to gain. ground and about half way between that, vessel and the Viotor. Em- 'manuel took a lend "of Goodwyn, with Dunman third." The distance separating the first and second men was about thirty feet, but nearing the winning line Goodwyn, put on

the winter. The summer is a dif. A new arrival to England is Don ferent problem but not insurmount Jaime, (pronounced Highway), the able if what was suggested in this second son of King Alfonso, Al- column last week were put into though he is denf, and has a serious clock. We refer to the scheme to impediment in his spotch, Don lay out a summer health resort at Jaime is not an invalid like his Tai Mo Shan or Castle Peak If oldest brother, the Prince of the Hong Kong bad belonged to the Asturias. He is free from the curs United States its attractions would of hemophilia that dread blooding have been proclaimed throughout disease, which afflicted the Tears the world and steps taken to make vitch and which, in the case of the it the most up-to-date and attrae, Prince of the Asturias, makes even tive health resort in the Far East. a visit to the dentist an operation Look what the Americans have done of grave concern. On the contrary with the Philippines and Hawaii, Don Jaime is a strapping young Some of us deplore of turning man who plays a very useful game Hong Kong its a second Brighton of golf. He plays to a nine hand-Han Fuk Investment Co., Ltd., No: In response to a pressing invites ; a good agurt which decreased Grinu but we must proceed with the times, cap and is a long and powerful 57, Bonham Strand West Mr. Hin tion from the Shanghai Cricket i les lead but did not save the raco Owing to the disturbod conditions driver. He is an expart liprender Rhing Lo. instructed by Mr. Horace Club it has been decided to end an The time was 28 minutes; 18 seconds, in China we have no doubt that and is able to exchange ideas with of Measta. L&Lo, appeared eleven to Shanghai at about the end and the distance, as taken from, the for the applicant in both cases, and of September to play Shangbai and Admiralty chart, is said to be 1 many people who frequent. Kuling, foreigners through his merotary explained that the omissions had probably Tiontein: The following" mile '200 yards, but the accuracy of Kuliang and

mother bill stations who attr ar lly reading interpreter been due to inadvertence. He add players are replicated by the scoon this mocasurement was questioned on ed that neither creditors nor share mittee to practice at the pets on faturday. If it is correct the time there, would prefer to spend their and who socompanies him everyholders would be prejudiced by the the Cricket Ground on and after was certainly good-Hong Kong

Monday, 13th instant; and to in) Daily Press, August 8,* 1881. 'delay. holidays in a British possession. where.

from the files.

time in which to file a return of an

Two applications for extension of i allotment of shares were granted by the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph, Kemp) in the Supreme Court yes Looking Back 15 Years. terday. The applicants were the

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