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NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931.
COOL! REFRESHING!
RIGHT'S
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sala by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 24 DAY of AUGUST, 1931. at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExCELLEECT THE GOVER 802, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Bhamahnipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a form of 75 years, commending from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at Crown Rant to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hra MAFESTY THE KING, for ons further term of 1⁄2 year lens the last three dayı thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
New Kowloon Inland No. 1
North-west of Now Kow- foon Inland Lot No. 1230, Taipo Road and Un Chan Street, Shamshaipo.
No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality.
G.
Boundary
Measure
mzönté,
As per
salo plan.
About
18,760
Square feet.
Contents in
Annual
Bezial
Upees Price
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 247 "Day of AUGUST, 1931, at 8 p.m., ́at' the Offene of the Public Works Depari- ment, by Order of HIS EXCELLINGY THE GOTERKOL of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Un Chau Street, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75
years, commencing from lat July. 1898, with the option of renewal at a Orown Reat to be axed by the Burveyor of His MAJESTY TER Kio, for one, further term of 24 yeare less the last three days
thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. 153
New Kowloon Inland Lot Adjoining Now Kowloon Un Chan Street, Shamshmipo. Inland Lot No. 1457,
No. of 8
Registry No
Locality.
Boundary.
Measure-
.mente.
As per
salu plan.
Contents in
7,470
Square foot
Annua
Rental
Upset Price.
138
11075
THE SOUTH CHINA MOTOR- SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING WORKS,
LIMITED.
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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAKEHOLDERS will be held at the "COMPANY'S OFFICES, ST. Grozox's BUILDING, AND FLOOR, On TUESDAY, the 25TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1981, at 12.30 P.M. to receive the Directors'. Report and Statement of Accounts, to re-elect Directors, and to re-elect Auditors.
By Order of the Board, BRANDT & 00%
Gener Managers.: Hong Kong, 18th August, 1981.
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NOTICE.
THIRST-QUENCHING
DRINKS THAT WILL
HELP YOU TO KEEP
COOL!
WATSON'S
DELICIOUS
LEMON SQUASH
MADE FROM REAL
CALIFORNIAN LEMONS. PURE CANE SUGAR AND
THE PUREST OF PURE SPARKLING WATER.
WATSON'S
TONIC WATER
AND
INVIGORATING
THIRST-QUENCHING, A
PERFECT "MIXER"
WITH LIME JUICE OR
GIN.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
THE Undermentioned Certificate for 150 Old Shares in this Com. pany registered in the Name of the Late ISAAC SANURL PERRY hare been LOST or DESTROYED; and shonld these Certificates not be
to the Company before the AUGUST, 1931, New Certificates
for raid Shares will be issued and the Old Certificates No. 6748 dated 2nd. June, 1911, and 6765 dated 27th July, 1911, will be thereafter treated by Company na NULL and VOID.
this
Cortificate No: 6746 dated 2nd June, 1911, for 50 Shares Nor, 38501/38650,
Certificato No. 0766 duted 27th July 1911, for 100 Shares Noa 36001/36950 and 129645/129604,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera. Hong Kong, 20th July, 1991. (970
NOTICE.
HONG KONG" ENGINEERING &
CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.,
HONG KONG ENGINEERING & APPLICATION has been made
CONSTRUCTION CO., LIMITED.
N°
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from BATURDAY, 0, to MONDAY, 31 AUGUST, 1981, Both Days inclusive. :
By Order of the Board,
B. ALVES,
Bearetary.
Hong Kong, 17th Aug., 1931. [1064
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
TOTICE" IS HEREBY GIVEN
No
to this Company_to_issue to ` MR. YEUNG IU TUNG, Duplicate Certificate for 50 Shares in this Com. pany numbered, 79836 16 79885, or other Certificate in lieu thereof upon statement that the Original Certificate No. 555, dated 8th NOTEHER, 1992, has been LOST or MISLAID.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, if, at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof, the above Certificate be not forthcoming the Said Certificate will be deemed CANCELLED mnd of NO EFFECT, and & NEW CERTIFICATE for the Baid Shares will be issued in its stead by the Company.
B. ALVES.
Becretary.
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that owing to the Non-arrival Hong Kong, 22nd July, 1981.
of Babeoription Pontos from SHAXO-
HAT, the 8towards are reluctantly
compelled to GANGEL the 2xo Day of
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the INAUGURAL RACE MEETING, CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME
Tiza, 7th-Ser. The MEETING
will therefore be hald on SUNDAY,
62 SEPTEMBER Only.
Draft Programmen do with ...y the Necessary Alterations and Entry Forms be obtained at the Officer of K PERUT BMITH, SETH & FLEMING, 6. DES VOID ROAD
CENTRAL,
Entries CLOSE at 1s O'afoor NOỤN, ca TUESDAY, 2571 AUGUST, 1981
By Order,
W. L. ALEXANDER, Becretary.
ORIENT.
MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE
.....AGINTO.
"PEAK MANSIONS" Bir-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments
---PRINOR EDWARD ROAD,
1. KOWLOON,
| Detached and Bami-datashed Villas
Modern Construction with Garage,
* CAMBAY BUILDINGS** Pinta with Modern Couronlencem.
COAL
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SOAP
INVIGORATES AND
REFRESHES.
TAKES AWAY SUMMER TIREDNESS.
WRIGHTS COAL TAR SOAP)
TERGENS
BIRTHS.
CLEMENTH-On
CAFE
11,
at
August Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. CLEMENTS, twin sons, HARMON--On August, 13, at Tsing- tao; to Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
HARMON, 'Son
DEATH.
PARTIER-On August 12, at Shang- hai, CONCEPCION RODRIQUEZ DE RIVERA DE PARTIER, aged 0% years,
&
appear further than over from a working allianco, against Mukden and Nanking. HAN FU CHU was
the
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* News and Views *
The Perfect Man
"I hope you don't think I'm conceited" he said, after ho had Bnished telling her about himself. "Oh, no," she replied, "but I'm just wondering how you can keep whenever you, look at yourself in from giving three hearty cheers the glass." Happy Oops.
Now York Prohibition agents are reported to have alleged that they have not been able to raid a barge ed for three years because it has which has been running undisturb been protected by the police. The lot of the New York cop appears to be quite a happy one, at times, This reminds one of the experi ence of a man who was in a New York apeakeasy. A Prohibition agent was making inquiries which the proprietor found tedious."If you don't got to hell out of this, the proprieter remarked, "I'll call the police
formerly a sabordinate of Frse Yr HEIANG, and refuses to work with his old leader. On the other hand, "Christian General" still has a big, following among members of the Kuominchun and Yes
IISI SHAN will not, or cannot, discard his colleague in many campaigns.
Uncertainty must continue while peace depends upon the collabora tion of CHIANG KAI SHEX and tho young governor of Manchuria, Canton nows agencies naturally give prominence to circumstantial stories of friction between these two, and between CUANG Herrn ITANG and his (adopted) brother Yo suza CHUNG, the Governor of Paiping and Tientsin. Even the name of the
Boy Emperor has not been spared, and Mr. Pu Yr," will, it is said, in certain quarters, emerge from Dairen, where, he now lives in retirement, to become king Making Records at Home. of his native Manchuria, after YES "An invention that enables people "Hai SHAN, who is said, still to have to make their own gramophone very powerful backing, has pre luncheon given in London by the "records was demonstrated at a cipitated the fall of Chang HSVEN"Fay" Home Recorders. Bir LIANG by driving the Fongtien George Thurston, who presided, ex- Army back into its own province, ed of a small device which in about plained that the invention consist where disaffected elements, are two seconds could be fitted to the watching their opportunity. motor spindle of any gramophone turntable. Mr. Hugh P. Fay, the These wars and rumours of war inventor, stated that for an outlay show that the prospects of a real, of two guineas it was possible to as against, fictitious unity, in make one's own records, and the China have receded ever since the only sixpence..
cost of the record itself would be With a five-guinen Disbandment, Conference of 1928. Apparatus it was possible to record The war lords may be eternally made during the
All the speeches broadcast music.
demonstration" hostile one to the other, but upon were reproduced on the "Fay" one thing they seem unanimous. Homo Recorder, with remarkable They will not submit to a central clarity and volume.. Government. Their armies aro Character Not Enough. their personal property, and full
Fros' Return.
Dimming Headlights,
In a County Court action at Croydon arising out of a collision between two cars the defento was.... that there was contributory neglig- once through the plaintiff iniling to dim his headlights. The plaintiff was Ernest Wilcock, accountant, In view of the approaching re- of Epsom, who sued, Ernest 0: erection of the Eroa atatac in Walton, of Norbury, för £10-178, 48. Piccadilly-circus, Westminster City Judge Harington said there was no Council decided that specially de obligation to dimm headlights, but signed lamp columns should be Judgment was given for Mr. Wil the courteous driver usually did so.
the chairman of the Council of the provided for the island, and, invited
Royal Society of Arts to prepare a
cock.
design. This has been done, and The Screen Kizs. the design is described as suitable A kisa is said to bo the hardest for the purpose and in harmony thing to photograph; when two with the surroundings. There is to people in earnest the fuces aro be no flood lighting in the cirostressed too closely together, and electric light company, couaulted print. When they kiss lightly the Both the gas company and the therefore appear squashed in the by the Westminster City Council, kiss appears posed and falic. From regarded the idea as impracticable, one angle one of the two actor's
faces is hidden from sight. Fro difficult, and costly.
another bath are only partly visible."». And there is no happy medium. One expert photographer argues that the best way to describe a kiss
Golf Club Lles. Where Ball wan
Aimed.
women Police Criticised.
During the rain on Sunday Just two prominent local golfers tried is in print rather than by camera. But he goes on taking Maurico their luck on the Deep Water Bay Chevalier Greta Garbo, Jenneth Golf Course. Vory low people wore MacDonald and all the rest of them present but one of them told a Daily Press representative the fol--And the world at large notices It seems as though the hardy goll. lowing rather amusing golf story: nothing very deficient about the
Anal elow-ups. era had fairly good luck until they the players claims that the rain came to the third hole, One of
Crittom of the system of women had made the club grips wet but police is contained in "C.ID: Be- still ho teed off. A hard hit lifted hind the Scenes at Scotland Yard,?? wind carried it off to the right women pelice the author has noth the ball high in the air but the by Hargreaves Lee Adam. 01 over the wood and into the stream, ing good to say, maintaining thas At the same time the club flew out they became part of the force only, of his hands in the opposite diree through the pressure brought to tion and buried itself in the push bear upon successive Home Secre to the left about 50 yards from thetaries by women's organisations, fourth hole. The club was found "whose mission', appeara, to be to
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thrust women in wherever they can. whether they are suitable or not.". "I am quite sure that they are not
wolcome to the main members of "One of the service," he adds. the heads of the service said to me recently: We do not want them. They are so good,!" "Bella of Bow "' 'Appeal. ‚·
Another appeal is being made, on
wardens of St. Mary-le-Bew, Chean side, to save that famous church' from imminent, collapse, and the even more famous "Bells of Bow" from silence. The church has been in a bad state of repair for many years. Five years ago an appeal fund was opened for £15,000. To
after much searching but the ball was not seen again." This seems another case where the golfer had another hard one to explain,
Dear Clara,
Mr. P. B. Schulberg of the Paramount Company wrote as fol- lows to Miss Clara Bow, releasing Sir Josiah Stamp, distributing her from her contract with his. power to fight each other and to school, Watford, said that one man, a long and successful motion pie, behalf of, the Reeter and church- the prizes at the London Orphanage company Dear Clara, this ends ravage the districts they are sup-giving prizes at a prize day he re-
ture affiliation-one of the longest pared to administer remaine union membered ne a boy, told them and most successful in the annals
Editorial and Business Office: 11,
paired. Chind is now facing, in that, he thought that the only thing of the industry. It had its wor that mattered was character, and ries and anxieties for you and ours Ice House Street. Tel. 30261. the Yangtze Valley floods, a great if they only had character every selves, of course, from time to time, Night Editor (Wanchai Office): | catastrophy causing immense loss thing else could be allowed to go.
but through it all it has never Tel. 94511.
He did not agree. The world was been my good fortune to have, ung Street,
full, at very good and very stupid one as sweet, as loyal, as conscien
this low than £3,000 was centringt- neople, and a horrible mess shoy tious and as courageous to work for vinces. It remains to be seen who had got us into He believed it was or with as yourself. Neodices, to ed. The present appeal. which ther the spectacle of this great possible to have both brains and tell you that we are all anxious opened recently, takes the form of a character. The boy with most facts to see you, emerge as the greatest special local drive" to obtain tragedy will have any effect upon usually had the whip hand over
und most popular actress in the £1,000 towards the amount required.. the wars and plottings of the everyhody else. Girls could have world, and that we will do every Leaflets are to be distributed among "all who carry on business in generals and the politicians who all the whip hand without worrying thing in our power to aid you in
about facts. (Laughter.) Know every direction toward that end Cheapside, and Poultry"-the dis protest their concern for the welledge would make them self-reliant, whenever it is given us the oppor-trict in which St. Mary-le-Bow is fare, the unity and the prestige of and if there was one thing thattunity to do so. If ever we wished the parish church-calling atten
tion to its plight, and pointing out their country.
was wanted in the citizens of this anyone good fortune, we wish you country, and especially among the the beat there is in the world and that it must, in any case, be closed good health and for repairs. The Lord Mayor is growing men and women, it was blessed with self-reliance.
happiness."
President of the Fund.
London Offive: 83, Fleet
BO
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, AUGUST 19, 1931.
WAR CLOUDS IN THE NORTH.
of life, and enormous damage to once prosperous towns and pro-
FLIGHT AND DISEASE.
AT the present time it is extra- Tur age of flight on which we are ordinarily difficult to get news of entering will hold, if some of the what is happening in China. Com-experts at a recent meeting of the rade Bonopin taught the Kuomin- British Medical Association are to tang the uses of propaganda, and be believed, at least one menice ever since the Northern Expedition to civilisation that may need set out to conquer China, as much elaborate precautions. The dangers by the aid of posters and pamphlets of the airship and the 'plane as as by powder and shot, all parties disease-carriers have not been fully have obscurred their activities bo investigated. One speaker remind hind a smoke-cloud of carefully ed his hearers that journeys from prepared publicity.
distant infested countries can be made by air well within the in- cubation periods of the major infectious diseases. Australia, for
Local Notes and Events
There was no business of public interest at the Council meeting of the Hong Kong Football Associa- on held yesterday, which dealt
with. routing matters.
A report has been made to the police by Captain Howlette, living at the Peak Hotel, of the theft of A spare wheel and tyre from his car during Monday night,
Mr. W. J. Cox, of Reuters, Ltd., Shanghai, who has been a holiday our of the Far East, "during which he visited Japan and Korea, return.
For stealing a water pipe, valued at $25 from the Government Store Yard at the junction of Waterloo Road and Shanghai Street, a Chi- Sires who was convicted by Mr. Fraser at Kowloon Magistracy was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
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The China Times inys that the funeral of the late General Tan Yen Rai, former President of the Administrative Yuan, will take place with national' honours. on September 4. The Geverpment hus set aside $50,000 as funeral ex- penses.
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When charged beforb Mr. W. Schofield yesterday with being found in a house in Johnson Road in possession of a screw-driver, & Siamese frankly, admitted that he was there with the intention of stealing some clothing. Inspector McLellan told the Court that the defendant was found in a cubicle by the mistress of the house, There She was only a passenger coming was nothing known against the max out of the Tung On Wharf, but her locally, though the defendant him- nctions aroused the suspicions of self admitted that he had been revenue officers who acenated her banished from Siam. To prove this and had her searched. Tied round he showed certain tatter marks en her legs were 25 taels of raw opium the back of his right hand, stating and the woman was accordingly that that was his sentence written charged with unlawful nossession in the Siamese langunge. Brought before the Magistrate yesterday, she was fined $700 or four months' imprisonment.
Taang Ho Yin, a salesman ein. ployed by the Hong Kong Motor
of embezzlement át Kowlaón Magis- tracy yesterday. After Mr. T. L Knight, proprietor of the Company, had given evidence, the case was adjourned till Augurt 25. It was stated that the defendant was alleged to have embezzled $27.00 on May 2, and $10.32 on August 16.
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years,
Licenses have been granted Sir Paul Chater to prospect for metals and minerals other than gold; silver and precious stones, in the districts of Lantao Island, Tsunwan and Shatin. Ten conta royalty is to be paid on every ton of iron ore when ready for exportation, or for smelting or reducing during the current year,illong Kong "Daily Prean, August 20, 1900,
From Nanking, we are told that
The body of a woman was picked the Reds in Kinngsi have been
up in the Harbour at Kennedy dispersed, as an Army if not en-
Town on Monday and has been tively eradicated; that peace with instance, maintains a happy identified sa that of a woman who Canton will be suured without munity from plague and cholera had been reported missing from 1,
Tai Pak Terrace..... bloodshed, and that the Nauking- because the traveller reaching her Mukden, alliance continuća to by sed from the nearest points dominate the situation in China. where they are prevalent is bound. The Canton Government tells a if he is infected, to reveal the fact very different story, and there is in the course of the voyage. If heed to Shanghai last Thursday by the Accessory Co., faced to charges little to be done except to wait the arrives by air he may easily estab- Dairen Maru from Dairen. course of events.
lish many contacts before the danger In Manchuria chaos was expect he imports is detected. Moreover, ed after the death, of CHANG TSo it is feared that not only man but LIN, but the drastic methods of the mosquito may take advantage CHANG HBUEH LIANO, beginning of the new mode of travel. with the summary execution of MALCOLM WATSON: drew a gloomy YANG YU TING, The Brains of the picture of the mosquito that carries North," have preserved an unfor- yellow fever boarding a 'plane from
One case of typhoid fever and seen continuity in the Mukden West Africa, where the disease in one case of puerperal fever were reported on Monday. During list Government. So far this year the endemic, and spreading it among week there were three, cases (one revolt against the Nanking and the peoples of East Africa, where death) of enteric fever, one fatal Mukden Governments has been it is as yet unknown. In that case, of diphtheria, and 44 deaths
from pulmonary tuberculosis. languid. FENG Yu HISIANd and Yrs event, he considers, it would inevit Hey Buy have been again and ably carry devastation throughout According to the Shanghai Chi- again reported to be on the move. Asia, with results that might nese Press, Mime. Chang Heuch but no reliable news of the size
shake our civilisation to the Liang is coming south to attend the of their armies and the places ground." The men of science do funeral of Mme. X. T. Boong. She was to have left Peiping last Thurs- occupied has been available. A well to put us on our guard. The day night, accompanied by her
· Prosecuting in a chte in which a solicitor. We are authorized to: coalition comprising this pair, dangers to which they refer are a daughter and a strong bodyguard,
Chinese was charged with the un] emphatically contradict this ap- SHIN YO SAN and HAN FC CHU, matter for international conference.
According to the Sinwangan, lawful possession of 2.5 taels of nouncement, which, though, of the powerful Shantung war-lord, If the risk is judged to be as high officers of the Greater Shanghai progared opium, Revenue Officer course, known to be a hoax in the was confidently predicted, but apart as they put it, measures to secure Bureau of Public Safety Passport and told Mr. Schofield yesterday Colony, will naturally be accepted"" Office refused to permit passengers that the contraband was found in as genuine elsewhere. This .jcko from, the isolated move by Sun Yu the safety of the rest of the world of one of the Dollar Co.'s steamers aiden balloon which was definted. has been carried rather, too far, SAN nothing has happened in the through the quarantine of travellers to land or embark until the master The balloon was tucked away in and it is only poor consolation to North. Advantage was not taken from infected areas will have to hoisted the Chinese flag. Their this man's girdle and had to be in the victim to reflect that it was demand is said to have been acced-1 flated before the opium could be pretty well paid for by the indus of CHANG HEUER LIANG's long ill take precedence even over apred ined to after which the officers com- poured out. He was fined C200 or, trious advertiser-Hong Kong ngas, and the disaffected elemente travel.
menced to examine the passporta. eight weeks hard labour.
Daily Prest, August 19, 1881.
Looking Back 50 Years.
The famous Kang Yu Wei library in Tsingtao is reported to have been purchased by the Shantung autho- rities for 800,000. The late Mr. Kang Ya Wei was one of China's most distinguished scholars and an' ardent monurchist. He waA 12- sponsible for a reform movement, rather awkward and decidedly 30 years ago which resulted in his stupid joke has been played upon exile. His library is said to have a well-known resident of this been one of the most valuable pri Colony," We refer to the announce
ment, in several of the principal London papers of the marringe in vate libraries in Chine..
Hong Kong of Mr. William Wotton,"
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