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THE HONG KONG LADIES! HOCKEY CLUB.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL. THE
MEETING of MEMBERS wil
be held at LANE, CRAWFORD'S on'
·TUESDAY, SIND SEPTEMBER, 1931, at 5.15 r..
All Members are specially requested
to be present.
“PUBLIC AUCTION,
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PAR Bale by Public Auction to
be held on MONDAY, the 14TH DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1931. at a p..at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENT TERGOVER NOR of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Sai Ying Pun, Kowloon City, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1808 with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 24 years lose the last three days thereof.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
on Inland
Lot No. 1887,
Bouth of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1283,
Bai Ying Pan,
Kowloon
City,
No. of Sale
Begistry No.
Locality.
New Kowloon I
G,
Boundary
Mensure
mcat.
As per
aslo plan.
22,500
Jontents in
Square feet
Anous!
Rental **Upect Proo
About:
45,000
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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to be held on MONDAY, the 14TH DAY of SEPTEMBEIL, 1931, 8 EM, at the floor of the Public Works Depart
ment, by Order of Hu EXCELINOT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1803, with the option of renewal at a Crown Baat to be fixed by the Burveyor of H MAJENTY THE Kiso, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
· PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Lot
No. of Bale.]
Begistry No
Locality,
ing New Kowloon : No. 1689,5
No. 50,
Castle Peak Road.
New Kowloon Inland )
Adjoining
Boundary.
Measure.
manta.
per
sale plan,
About
Contents în
20,510
Bquare feet.
NOTICE.
A. 8. WATSON & CO.,
Annual-
Bental.
Upset Price.
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SOLE AGENTS:
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LIMITED.
by ben Est. 1941.
FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB'
STEEPLECHASE RACE MEETINGS AT KWAN. TI.
has been found Necessary to alter the DATE of the MEETING arranged for MARCH 18тa to MARCH-20TK. The Amended List. of Fixtures for the 1981/1982 Season is as follows:~~
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November 15th December 20th January 1st
SUNDAY
FRIDAT
11169
and SUNDAY
... January" Brd
SUNDAY
February 14th
SUNDAY
BUNDAY
March 20th .April 17th
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for 50 Shares in this, Company, registered in the Name of KWOK SIN HING, has been declared LOST, If at the expiration of One Month beg to notify our Customers
from the Date hereof the following Share Certificate be not produced to the Company, namely, Certificate. for 50 Shares No. 20,191 to 20,240, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the said shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter. NO OTHER will be recognised.
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of his owner, Mr. F. Ovazon, In 1928, Flamingo won the Guineas,, but the Derby fell to an outsider (33-1) in Felstead. Lord DEREY'S Fairway was the favourite for the Derby that yans, but the horso was badly beaten in the Epsons event. In the St Leger, however, Fairway redeemed himself by winning the 'race.
1931.
News and Views
Thunder, Fish and Beer.
PRETTY LOCAL WEDDING.
COTOWEZ-ELMS,
The wedding took place yesterday at St Margaret Mary Church, Happy Valley, of Miss Lillian Francia (Bell) Elma second daughter of the late Mr. J Mr. M. C. Hingston of Hong- Elms, of Vancouver, B.C. and of Kong, and, Mr. Leonid. Gregorio vitch Cotowez, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cotower of Vladi vantock, winded pet
The Rev. Fr. D. Page, Rector af the Church offeinter.ng Mat tired in a costume of white sntin The bride was charmingly at repo, beautifully hand-embroider
shot with silver flawers and
(2) Moore's Airman's Body Found
The body of Mr. L. J. Trist, the The sain of fish and Sah dishes Australian airman, who has been in restaurants was considerably missing for nearly two months in affected in London one thundery In 1920 Mr. JINKA won the
Now Guinea, has at last been night last month, for the storm Quineas and bid fair to win the
found, according to n wireless mes broke out, just before dinner. No. Derby, but once again a 33-1 outage received by the New Guinen one is ordering fish, said a notoil eider in Trigo won the Derby Airways. Mr. Trist's body was maître d'hotel because of the iden Trigo went on to win the St. found in dense jungle by the side that when there is thunder about St. Leger. In 1927 the three races fell of his plane, which was badly dum. it becomes unsound. There is not for the Guinens, but could only run aged. The discovery of the dend the least chance of this when, the third to Blenheim in the Derby airman fually discounts the fears Ash is kept under propen con-od, with a tulle veil, odgod and The Leger last your went to Singe
ditions. Our forefathers were threads. She carried a bouquet of pore Coming to this year's racing
equally suspicious of certain druka white lilies and maidenhair ferns. in such conditions. For it was Toms ve and the same horse-Cameroning
Hood who wrote
The bride's attendants were hor -winning both the Gainess and the
And Thou, the Iron Rod on high,(bridesmaid), and her cousin, Mrs
aistor, Miss Margaret Maude Mlmaty Who drew the thunder from tho Dorby Ho has been" acclaimed
PT. F. Julyan, (matron of hon aky along and MATTRES with ample justification, it would
our), Mise Gertio Remedios And turned our table beer. (bride's nicco) was the flower girl, stem as the beat three year old
Talkies" for the Flest...
whilst Mastor Kevin Julyan Will be win to-day's St. Leger?:' ·
the page The question is asked, not only in England, where racing throws a spell over all classes, but here in Hong Kong, thousands of miles away. And it is not only asked by the European community but also by a considerable number of Chinese
that he had been killed and enten Guines by caambain in the centre of New
Canadian Census Figures.
WAS The bridesmaid was attired in pale pink crepe-de-Chine with picture hat and carried a bouquet.
Twenty-one cities and 83 towns in Canada have increased their population during the last decade, while four cities and 60 towns. have declined, according to
The installation of Bound filin the the Fleet has been brought a step preliminary returns of this year's rect Orders that, following inves-cf white roses, whilst the matron nearer by the nanouncement in census. Increases, however, con- tigation of the best types of ap of honour wine a dress of salmon siderably more than balance de paratus, etc., it is hoped to circulate
pink flowered silke voile, with hat creases, and the population of the definite scheme for consideration
to match, Dominion, when all returns bave rapid decrease in the number of during October. Owing to the been compiled, will be much grea- silent films now produced, it was
The flower girl and page wore- ecstames of pink and white, silk, respectively, the former carrying a basket of roses.
than in 1921. Toronto has in represented to the Admiralty a few months ago that it would be im-
The bride's mother's dress was Hamilton by 40,763 to 154,014ments for showing films made by hat to match. creased by 105,680 to 827,582, and possible to maintain the arrange of light brown crepe-do-chine with
Under Germany's !! Axe ”........
The duties of best man were car- many of the canteen committees of his Majesty's ships. It was realised ried out by the bride's brother Heavy cut in German municip- 51m by the Fleet could not le
that the adoption of the talkingMr. F. J. F. Elms, and Mr. H. Tillainn and Mr. Boris Ivanchenke, were the groomsmen. al budgets, to achieve an annual achieved without material increase saving of about £15,000,000, were unless a large number of ships par
in the cost of this entertainmont proposed at a meeting of the Supre-ticipated. me Economic Council, after.
residents, who, until a fow years ago, knew little or nothing of English racing The growth of interest among Chiness sportsmen [A... in the British turf came with the activo participation of the Chinese people in Hong Kong racing. From the moment they became owners, interest was established not only in all aspects of the sport as it is known in Hong Kong, but also as to how it is conducted at Home British racing soon began to exer- Editorial and Business Of 1
cise an extraordinary fascination Ice House Street. Tel. 30201, over the local men and this has led Night Editor (Wanchai Oos):y stages to investments on the. nore prominent races of the year. It was not long before the names of the favouritos for the English Derby became familiar to racing men out here. News of form, with-tural institutions--such as muni drawals and training bas, acquired cipal theatres and orchestras are new importance to readers into be curtailed. The axo is also Hong Kong.
For today's race, quite a large to be applied in drastic fashion to aber of Hong Kong people, who the salaries of municipal officers. have never seen the white cliffs of
Tel. 94511.
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 6, 1931.
THE ST LEGER.
THE St Leger, one of the most im portant races of the English turf, will be decided this afternoon" at
Doncaster. While it does not ap
proach the glamour of tho Derby in popular appeal it is neverthe less one of the classics of English racing, and commands: almost as much attention among racing people both at Home and throughout, the world,
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rous sprechi calling for economy from Herr Bruening, the Chancel lor. Teachers are to be paid less,
Honour at Borstal.
the recently opened Borstal Insti- Mr. W. Llewellyn, Governor of
the size of classes is to be increasinghamshire, stated at Notting- tution at Lowdham Grange, Not- ed, the number of technical schools ham that they had been able to reduced and the subsidies for cul strike out into a new line at the There was no bolt nor key on the institution with great. success,
premises, and not one boy had been locked up for a signe the year 103 lads had been put on minute. Since the beginning of
their honour, and, though the temptation to get away must be considerable, only three had at- tempted to do so. The boys were allowed to roam over the estate in the evening after merely signing their names.
Protest against women wearing
Dover and who have no wish toVicar and Beach Pyļamas, brave Britain's climate, could tell all about the chances of the favourites, and know for more beach pyjamas was made from the than the majority of British pulpit by the Rev. F. E. Coryton, people, about the prospects and Vicar of St. John's, Weymouth. Too Pompeus possibilitice of the race. There
caster
is a far bigger following in Hong The church is only a few yards Kong of English racing than is from the sande, where beach frivolity in class rooms would be The suggestion that a little generally realised. The names of pyjamas are worn by many women well-known race owners are almost visitors. The vicar quoted from a good thing was made by Mr. Cyril Empire us at Epsom and Don not wear that which pertaineth music teaching at Oxford.**** We as famous in this outpost of the Deuteronomy: The woman shall Winn, a Board of Education inspector; at the summer course" in unto a man, neither shall, a man put on a woman's garment: fer all are he said, far too pompous that do so are abomination unto in fact that when one enters some and solid in our teaching-so chilly the Lord thy God." Mr. Coryton class rooms it is almost like going declared that immodest apparel into a mortuary. I suppose we are he felt it his duty to protest against afford to be a little more frivolous. meant a contaminated society, and afraid of our dignity, but we could the welcoming of a fashion that was It would be for the best." Mr. an abomination. He appealed to Winn said women. were always those in authority" openly and credited with having loose jaws, but courageously to drive away these men wero just as bad as womon, and evils in our midst." What a pity they both did far too much talk the vicar had, never been to the ing. All the same, all kinds of East whero women; in all innocence words could be--anid and sung by wear trousers | ́
means of a lonso jaw.
It is sometimes said that it is very reprehensible for English people to teach our gambling ways to the Chinese: There is a rude teach those as well-instructed as English aphorism about those who themselves, but if peoplo ust gamble, horse-racing has its merits as a medium. There is a fine open air spectacle excitement without eruelty, and control by men of proved integrity.
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The race itself-over a little more than a mile and six furlongs is at least as exacting a the Derby, From the point of view of owners and trainers, the Leger is the more. difficult raes of the two and Derby winners, time after time, have been beaten at Doncaster where it IMMUNRE changes in the organisa
COALMINING RE- ORGANISATION.
in known that "not only specdtion of the British coadmining in-
and · quality,
but also stamina and form, are demanded of the best three-years old of. the season. From the moment when the
The honeymoon is being spent in Canton, the bride's going away. dress being of pale pink satin: erepe, with hat to match,.
A FEEBLE EXOUSE.
WOULD-BE PIG STEALER SENTENCED.
A pig squealing in the middle of the night roused a villager in Shek O, who, on rushing out to his yard, discovered three men in the act of forcing one of his pige into a crito.
He immediately attempted to save his pig, whereupon the In- truders bolted and two of them manage to escape. The third man was caught and was charged at Central Magistracy yesterday where he was convicted and sen teneed to two months' hard labour,
The defendnat said that he week and had intended to look up arrived here from the country last alansman at Shamshulpo but in- stend found himself on the road to Shek O.
The Magistrate cbserved that it was one of the feeblest xouses he he had came to Hong Kong to had ever heard. It looked as if steal whatever he could, and his Worship had in the mind that Hoklos had been known to come into the New Territories purpose ly to steal cattle, sk
Regarding similar cases known to the police, Inspector Stimson said the method-known to have been adopted was to put chloro form.on the end of a bamboo poles before applying it to the snout of the big.
*Local Notes and Events
case of puerperal fever were report- One case of typhoid fever and one
ed on Monday,
from the files.
was in business in Hong Kong
Friends of Mr. A. Landau, who few years ago, will deeply sympa thise with him in the bereavement Locking Back 25 Years he has suffered in the sudden death Viceroy Shum has, writes the of his son, Mr. Harry Landau, at Saigon, on September 6 The de Canton Daily News, sent a om Fox Films at Saigon, and a polg of Police, in which he says tint, CORsed was the representative, for munication to the Superintendent. hant feature is that his father
dustry are confidently predicted. At the Miners' Federation Confor ence held at Blackpool, Mr. JoeFr JONER, & miners' leader and a The total output of the Kailan member of the Re-organisation Mining Administration's mines for Commission set up by Parliament Two Thousand Guineas, the first of last year, announced that vaat the week ending August 22 amount. the year's classics for the three amalgamation plans are being pre-ed to 101,860 metric tons, and the year-olds, is decided, speculation pared. The Commission contem sales during the period to 78,013 on the Derby and St. Leger begins should be divided into large geo plated, he said, that the country
matric tons,, The infrequent success of Derby graphical units in each of which winners at Doncaster has made the there should be only one colliery Bir William Hornell, Vice-Chan- St. Leger an interesting battle unit. If the ideas of the Commia cellor of the University, who has ground for horses out to redeem amalgamations of collieries into been confined to his home during sion are realised there will be themselves from earlier defentar one unit in each of the following the past week with influenza, 1
A review of f the results during Bast, the North West, the East Mid-
six arcas: Scotland, the North making good progress, and is ex was passing through Hong Kong the inspectors have reported that the past six years of the Guineas, lands, and the Central Midlandia parted to return to duty at theen rate to Singapore to meet his the policemen are ignorant, impolite son when the cabe arrived, and cowardly, That they stand in Holter Vizualise what will be. do
Bound over some time ago to they laugh at tha, depraved girls Derby and the St. Leger may
and of the week.
1 groups for protection at night and "pwardly that girl, wao was caught by the an- as they pass and use obscene Tan-
hond of 8200, consisting of two and to keep strict control of his thorities with 100 taels of opium guage. He instructs the chief te s in her possession, forfeited her that these conditions are corrected furetios and in addition was fined men.-Hong Kong Daily Press, $12,000 or in default one year's September 8, 1000. hard labour. Another woman, who Looking Back 50 Years. was arrested at the same time, war, OOR DE K sion of 42 tanis of illicit opium convicted of a charge of posses. Sho was fined $5,000 or in de fault, eleven months hard labour
cided this afternoon at Doncaster. In 1925, Maana, a horse owned by Mr. H. E. MORRISS, of Shanghai, won the first of the schson's classics, the Two Thousand Guiness, and went on to win the Derby. He was confidently expected to carry off triple honours by accounting for the 86. Teger, but notwithstanding bia earlier brillianes, Manna was trounced in that race. In the following year Colorado won the Guincas, but the Derby fell to Coronach who wont on to win the
of England, and in South Wales
six smaller dis
with regard to the air, andturally Mising his footing while at into any of the big groups Somer tempting to replace a new sign set, Bristol, Kent, and Cumberland, board on the first floor of 390, Dean the Commission has not yet boy fell into the street and was North Wales and the Forest of Hennessy Road, Wanchai, a house decided upon a policy later removed to the Government warning to the Conference. Whilst bra) haemorrhage.
Mr. JONES uttered a note of Civil Hospital suffering from cors closer grouping would benefit the
industry, they must guard against The theft of 45. fathoms of rope benefit from amalgamation. What gata lying, at buoy C2 in Victoria
Register) will be glad to learn that over-stating the possibilities of from the stern of the s.8. Kaitan
Our readers (says the Catholie could be attained was a reduction Harbour has been reported to the
our Cathedral Church in Walling- of costs, which would follow from police by Mr. Ellis, chief officer,
ton Street has been sold for the the closing down of some pits and who stated that it was stolen some
handsome sum of $100,000. The the concentration of production at time between 10 p.m. on Sunday A roll of cloth, the condition of mission house and the college are others, and this is a vital need of the and 7. p.m. on Monday. The rope which showed that it had been in to be delivered to the buyer con British containing industry to-day, is valued at 2300,
the water, was found in the pcs | January 1 next, while the Oathadra?: At the close of Mr. JONES state- ment the Chairman of the Confer. The full text of the memorandum Vaterfront on Monday. The police, so there will be sufficient time for
session of a coolie on the Western will be delivered two years hence, ⠀⠀ Leger. In 1827 the three races fellendo made it clear that the Miners for the proposed rendition of the believing it to be jetsam resulting the building of a new cathedral. Federation was neither committed foreign concessions in Kulangsu, from the sinking of a number of which we believe will be edmumenced or opposed to any of the pro- Boochow Chefoo and other places in loaded lighters during the recent at once. The plan is already in posale, but outside, the, Conference reported to have been submitted to, typhoon, took the coolie, into cut. I the hands of one of our local. it was regarded as of considerablo Dr. CT. Wang, says the Chinese tody and charge him before Mr architects. We may add that the
Committee had been disolosed by the Foreign Vice-Minister, De trady yesterday, The man was fined, finest buildings in the Colony afgnificanca thut the intentions of Tran Thay will be reconsidered i Schofeld at the Central Magis new cathedral will be one of 158- to the miners before its final report, Frank W. Lee, when the latter reo, or, in default, seven days hard Hong Kong Daily Press, September is ronde, for publicn
covers from his illness.
lavour.
to entirely different horses. ADA's Apple won the Two Thousand, Call Boy won the Derby and Book Lawr, the 55. Leger. Call Boy, might be mentioned did not start in the St,
owing to the death
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