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ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

THE REEL CLUB.

THE FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING of the REEL CLUB will take Place at the HELENA MAY INSTITUTE, on the 21 SEPTEM BEE, at 5.16 r. All Members and Prospective Mambore are particularly requested to attend. The Firat praction of the season will commence immedi ately after the mosting and practices will be hold on enu's successivo Monday up to the 23rd NOVEMBER

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T. P. SAUNDERSON, Hon. Secretary,

NOTICE.

AS, WATSON & CO. "LIMITED.

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THE Undermentioned Certifiente.

for 50 Shares in this CompaDY," Vregistered in the Name of KWOK SIN HING, line boen declared LOST. If at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the following Share Certificate be nat. produced to the Company, namely, Certificate for 50 Bharos No. 20,191 to 20,240, A NEW CERTIFICATE for the waid abares will be issued by the Company and thereafter NO OTHER will be recognised.

A. 8, WATSON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, Brd Sept., 1981, [1147

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD. -

NOTICE

T100 Old Bhares it this Company THO Undermentioned Certificate for registered in the Name of MRS. 6. ANDREWS ha boon LOST or DES. TROYED; and should this Certificate not be produced to the Company before the 2310 SEPTEMBER, 1951, New Certificate for, the said Bhares will be isaned and the Ok Cartilante No. 5161 thu will thereafter be treated by Company as NULL & VOID.

Certificate No. 51st dated 7th SEPTEMBER, 1904, for 100 Shares Nos. 78501/78900.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.....

Hong Kong, 24th Aug., 1931.

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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

BRITAINS BEST

BEER!

WHITBREAD'S

PALE ALE

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ANSWER BOTTLED BY

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

EST. 1841.

of the Sale by Publie Austion to IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

be held on MONDAY, the 14TH DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1991, at 3 P.M., at the Offion of the Public Works Department, by Order of His ExCALLEN OF THE GOVER NOR of One Lot of CROWN LAND 1 Bai Ying Pan, Kowloon City, in the a term of 75 Colony of Hong Kong, for years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of ranewal at a Crown Rent to be fired by the Burveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one, further term of. 24 years lose the last three days

thereof.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality:

New Kowloon InlandTM

Lob No.1687.

Lob

Bouth of New Ki

wloon

Inland Lot No. 1382,

Sai Ying Pan,

No of Sale

Registry No

Kowloon City.

Boundary

Measure.

monta.

As per

Contents in

Square foot

Annusl

Rental

'$10

sale plan.

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BONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS or ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND, LATE OF NO. 8. BAINT CATHERINE'S PLACE, EDINBURGH SCOTLAND, TH THE UNITED KINGDON, DE.. CEASED.

TOMOE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 58 of Ordinanco No. 2 of 1897, made an Urder limiting the Time for Creditors and others to send in their Claims against the above. Estate to 25rm SEPTEMBER, 103),

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931.

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MEMORIAL SERVICE.

A Memorial Service in memory of those who lost their lives in the recent Kwongsang disaster, will take place to-day at St. John's Cathedral, at 3.30 p.m. [1167

DEATH MCARAN-On September 1, at Shanghai, THOMAR P. MCARAN, aged 60 years.

Editorial and Business Offices: 1 Ice. Home Street. Tel. 00231. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511. London Office: K, Fleet Street,"

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931.

At any rate it can he said that tha recont steep rise of the Bank, Rate from 24 to 43 per cent. is bound to have marked effect on the ne counts for the second half of this

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News and Views

Abominable Things."

Cocktails aro abominable things," 3r. Hay Halkott, the Marylebone magistrate, said when a woman confessed that she had had three

Sharp-Edged,

-Barzio-döllärtry

Although it as good inday yehrs. since Miss Ethel Barrymore, the American actress (nister of Mr. John Barrymore, whose Hamlet many were applauding at the Haymarket.

A Sharp-Edged tongue is rarely not long ago), appeared in. London, Stainless one.

middlo-nged English theatre-goers. will regret to hear that she is lying seriously ill at Los Angeles, Sho has made a big ropitation in

The Truth About Daniel,

The large British joint-stock banks have for some years agreed upon a common form for their monthly and yearly statements, and it is, therefore, possible to draw up & composite balance-sheet of the

daff gentleman that the lions dis-America in Barrio plays, and Eng- Big Five basis. Indeed, this is

dained to cat Daniel because ho was lishmen in Los Angeles recently often done, and one for the first six is along. Tiffany Productions to coo, attenuated by fasting reminds were amused to see a bill outsido

months of this year has just been published showing some interesting changes when contrasted with the aggregate balanes for the first-half of 1030 These changes are best conveyed by percentages" and no figures will be given hore other than

thoso,

Mos Murray's £60,000 Sult.

Mac Murray, the blonde Alm star 'recover'" "£50,000, which, she alleges," is due to her under contracts in con nection with oight Rims she, has made since 1991:

とい

Smith said, is being created and this type will react on the standard of our public schools and force them to modify their present methods.

Two Centenarians,

The reason advanced by a Elan

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correspondent of another reason one of the theatres in letters threo advanced by the late O. H. Spur,feet high goon, who declared: The lions could not eat Daniel because he was

Improved Ford Model?

..

King Edward on the Stage.

Secondary and Public Schools, three-parte backbone and the other

A Leas Smith the former part grit.. House of Commons by his forecnat Minister of Education aroused the

of the nod of talent" being re- First by a remarkable that, eased by the secondary and central The Detroit News," mys Rentor having regard, to the depth of the schons of the boys receiving State states that an official of that the scholarships 42 par cant, took frat | Motor Company reports, that the depression in the cavy industries,oldes honours at the universities employment roll of the company is the contraction of loans is so small; No public school could show any temporary in preparation for an it is not more than of per contago. A now type, as. Mr. Lees and that not less than 30,000 men thing approaching such a percen "improved model in September The cash ratio to deposits is prae-

will be continually employed this tically static, being 11.3 per cent.

month. The journal says that no change is expected in the motor this

year as against 11:1 per cent

design of the car. in 1930 On the other hand, Money at call! has declined from 7.5 per cent, to 6.8 per cent, in the ratio to deposits. Bills, discount ed," which in the previous year had shown the striking increase of about 20 per cent, show a further alight increase in ratio to deposits, namely, from 15.2 per cent to 18. por tent. It must be remembered, however, that the totals for June, 1930, had already begun to reflect the trade setbacks. Thus, the gure for acceptances and endorsements, which shows a falling off of about 4 per cent, in 1931 had declined by nearly 38 per cent. last year. The ratio of advances to deposits is 51.8 per cent. as against 53.0 per cent last year and 58.1 per cent. in 1929.

An Irish Story.

Beach Pyjamas,

England was much, perturbed by the coming of beach pyjamas. Ao- cording to a Home paper. Bourne- mouth police have not taken any official action against girls wearing silk shorts, flimsy pyjama suits or diaphanous dresses in the streets of the town so far, but a policeman. gave a friendly warning" to t girl in white shorts in the Square. Two girls walked up High-street, Clapham, S.W, when it was crowd- ed with shoppers.Everyone stopped to lock at them, For, the girls wore silk bench pyjamas!

Aged 101, Mr. Hannah Sonnes, Carl Zuckmayer, author of "The of Dudley-gardens, West Ealing, Captain of Köpenick," has written W died last month. She had lived & play about King Edward VII, Clapham had known nothing like under four monarchs. As a little which will be produced in Berlinit bofore, and people in Claphamy girl she danced at the festivities ut during the autumn season. A para gasped. People gathered in little her native village near Sandring graph reporting that Zuckmayer ham when Queen Victoria apended was engaged on this drama caught group's to watch the daring pair; the throne in 1637. On her 100th the eyes of Emil Jennings while he shop assistants and clerks rushed to e birthday he was able to read and was in the United States. He st knit all day without the aid of ance cabled to Luckratce Insist peep from their windows. The girls spectacles, and opened and rend: upon playing part of King Edward blushed and quickened their

ir step. telegram of congratulation from the in your new play. And at this This is how it happened. The girls, King and Queen. fra Soanes also moment Jannings is reading up Miss Kathleen Batch and Miss Con- aut the cake at the birthday party Edwardian memoirs with great o

staque Lloyd, live At Norwich, They at which all her relatives were presiduity and attending rehearsals.

had been on holiday at Yarmouth. sent. On the same day news was Foreived from Wellington (N.Z.), of the death of Mrs Sarah Ann

Then they came to spend a week Tretise, who was born" 102 years ago

in London. Then, as they told the at Croydon (Surrey)..

Evening Standard While we were at Yarmouth wa wore bench pyjamaa all day. We thought that On July 14 it is the custom for the State. An Irish doctor was motor when we came to London in this

ing along a lonely rönd. Suddenly. It has been suggested that one of representative of France in every he came upon a damsel in distress. hot weather we should find every- the reasons for this decline in foreign capital to receive the rShe was standing beside a new two- body wearing them, but we and that

advances!! is that, "commodity aident Trench colony and make a prices having fallen, so heavily, speech upon the occasion. At the seater. The doctor pulled up, "Can

I help you in any way he said we are evidently the only people commerce is enabled to carry on the end of the proceedings he sends n'-

The damsel smiled here who are brave enough to do same volume of business with less telegram to Paris. The telegram galluntly recourse to bank accommodation But it will probably be found that the main factor here is that the boards have thought it prudent in the present economic storm to

shorten sail."

Economy "and" Emclency.

Ireland has modernised herself, but the Irishman and still less the Irishwoman have not changed. Here is the latest story from the Fred

so much! Beach, pyjamas are: për- fectly modest," it Clacton-on-Sea however the authorities are pained

in each case, is identical and con- through her tears. It's this petrol so. Why does everyone stare at us siste of a group of numbers let us indicator," she said. "You see, it Bay, 4732 This is immediately de is standing at the half-way mark, ciphered as: "The French colony but for the life of me I can't re united on the occasion of July 14 member if it means half full or bage me to transmit to the President half empty."" of the Republic the homage of its respectful wishes and of the assur Thames Swans Number 650. ance of its indivisible attachment to

the white birde:

at the suggestion that they object to beach pyjamas. Don't you believe it," Councillor Percy King

Local Notes and Events *

The item Investdients in this balance-sheet, tells us where the money not advanced by the banks the Government of the Republic and Swans on the Thames-180 more has gone. Investments are now 14.6 to the statutos under which we than last vent--now number over said. There is nothing mora bo- BRITISH BANKING PROFITS. per cent of deposits as against live, Paris, instantly telegraphs 650. The annunt marking of swans, coming than beach pyjamas. And 120 per cent a year ago. Le.. an another group of figures: say 703, which are jointly owned by the that is the opinion of the authori- increase of 2.8 per cent. Advances, which means: Profoundly touched, King and the Dyers and Vintners Ir was always obvious that the pro-

as we have seen, fell in the same by the homage of the French colony City Companies, between South ties of Clacton There is no rea longed decline in the world price period by 21 per cent, in ratio of (whatever the town may be), I wark Bridge and Henley, has just son why girls should not wear them level would sooner or later show to deposits, so it is apparent that beg you to be the interpreter to our been completed. The largest brood in the town. But we do object to itself in the figures for banking money formerly used for advanços tude of the Government of the Rn. Henley. The colony of black swans a young woman going too far, anil the banks sought an outlet for the compatriots of the grateful solicione of six cygnets-hatched at profits, and the slump in prices has in the purchasing of high class public and to transmit to them the at Goring, owned by the Vinters shown itself in the reduced profits securities The aggregate invest- wishes which I personally make for Company also continues to increase, walking about the streets of the

ment holding of the "Big Five" their prosperity." It is said that although the Australian birds do town not properly dressed. The of the British "Big Five" banks, banks shows an increase of 18 per the formula has not changed since not multiply at the same rate an The Big Five" are Barclays, cont. in June, 1931, over the figure the days of M. Grévy-

a matter for the police. All Creditors and others are socord-Lloyds, Midland, National Provin- for June, 1920. Much of the Arm ness of gilt-edged stocks in recent ingly hereby required to send their cial, and Westminster, and between months must be due to the, banka Claims to the Undersigned on or before

them they do the bulk of British buying, so that what trade has lost that Date.

banking business Each of these the government has gained in in the matter of accommodation

banks, with the exception of Bar credit. Finally, it may be remark- clay's, has just distributed an ined that the aggregate of balance- terim dividend on a lower basis sheet totale is £1,844 millions in 1031 as against £1,877 millions than that of the year's dividend for twelve months ago. 1030, When the 1930 dividends were declared last January all these banks except. Lloyds paid the same dividend as those of 1920 and 1928, but the remarks on the banking situation by the Chairman of Lloyds had led far-seeing people to expect that the other banks would follow Lloyds lend during 1931. This is what has happened, and these prudent reductions can be cited here.

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DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executors, 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

• Hong Kong.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG TONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF ARCHIBALD SCOTT BROWN, LATE OF No. 3, EXORANGE SQUARE, GLASGOW, WHO RESIDED AT MITANOBUTA, KILKAODER SOor- LAND, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,

DIGRASZDAYPORN TOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN

NOT the Court hat, by virtue of the Provisions of Section 38 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made na. Order limiting the Time for Creditors and others to send In their Claims against the bore Estate to 25ra BEPTEMBER,

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 14TH Day of SEPTEMBER 1921, at 8 FM, the Offone of the Public Works Depart ment, by Order of HIS BROLLENCY TH GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Cheung Sha Wan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 1931. years commencing from 1st July, 1898, All Creditors and others are accord. with the option of renewal at a Crowningly hereby required to send their Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Chims to the Undersigned on or before MAJESTE THE Kino, for one further that Dale. torm of 26 years less the last three days

thereof.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,

No, of Sale.j

Registry!

Locality

Newl owloon Inland

bland Lot No. 60, Castle Peak Road Adjoining NAI.

Boundary.

Measures

ments.

About"

20,890

Contents in

Square foot.

Aznus!

Rental

Upeet Prics.

19,445-

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DEACONS, Salloitors for the Executore, 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

• Hong Kong.

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. ORIENT. MORTADE BANK AND Estate WAR ANKANG AGENTO MO

* PEAK MANSTONS” Bix-roomed & Fire-roomed Apartmente

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,

Detached and Semi-detached Villas Modera: Cosetruation with Garage:

BAT BUILDINGB" Tata wile Modais. Convonisnoem..

H.G. WELLS SPEAKING.

One case (non-Chinese) of typhoid fever was reported on Wednesday.

:

from the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

The baseball season closes on Saturday, 12th instant. The South China Athletic Association and the Japanese Baseball Team will play Quarantine restrictions have been the final game at 4 p.m. and the imposed against

arrivals

from winners will be champions of the season. Mrs. Creasy has kindly Ma. H. G. WELLS, on the whole, in Shanghai on account of cholera.

consented to give away the trophy a happy man. While still young be

to the winning team on that date. A missionary at Shobpingiu,

Shansi, writes that an August 16: achieved fame and fortune, and in his middle. years he has the satis

The following unclaimed tele.

Ang apprentics bricklayer was a large party of Boxers entered faction of knowing that he has in-grams are Iving at the office of the fatally injured on Wednesday when Tsoyun-hsien. The missionaries and fluenced two whole generations for E.E. Telegraph Company: Alacrity the scaffolding upon which he was a number of converts took refuge their good Yet for years there has from London; Ibarra. from Macao; working gave way. The man fell in the Yamen. They were followed been a wasp in Mr. WELLS honey.

from the, fourth, floor and was ro by, the Boxers, he overawed the moved amatshed by some fakis, officials and obtained control of the The weakness of his vocal corde basand Solway from Singapore. prevented him from talking to

No report of the accident was made city. A German lieutenant, who Barclays, ae haa teen said, re-

people as powerfully as he can write The total output of the Kailan to the police until after the man happened to be travelling in the for people. He has worried about

had died. men

neighbourhood arrived opportunoly, tains ite dividend as in the last four this for over twenty years: Mining Administration's mines for A large matshed facing Village and very cleverly weighed the situa years, namely, at the rate of 14

And then (a gift from Marconi) the week ending August 25, amount Road in Happy Valley collapsed tion. He rallied a small force of per cent. per annum. Lloyds drops came the microphone. Mr.. WALLS ed to 88,289 metric tons, and the and buried a Chinese watchman, Chinese soldiers and led them who received serious injuries to his against the rebels. The missionaries from 16 per cent to an interim wireless, thinking it but a frivolous metric tons,

mat first was stuffy on the subject of sales during the period to 88,200 head and body. It was at first are reported all safe A Chinese dividend at the rate of 13 per instrument, unworthy of the nobler bunker

thought that the workers in the shed general with a body of troops has.. were imprisoned and the Firence arrived. Hong Kong Daily ont. This is the largest drop, the mind. Unwillingly, some threa Having been abandoned, a fenisle Brigade was called out but fortun Preis, September 11, 1606, other three banks declining only years ago, he consented to speak, child, a few days old, was found by lately all the workers were having a Looking Back 60 Years,

His pang had found a voice. To his the police in Apliu Street, near meal. by 9 per cent, Thus the Midland pleased astonishment Mr. WELS Boundary Street, Shemshuipo, at

We are as yeb ignorant of the falls from 18 to 16 por cont., the discovered that he could address noon on Wednesday. The foundling

extent of the damage caused by the formal fast typhoon Of one thing, how. National and Provincial from 18 teen million people through the was taken to the Krong Wah Hos-

microphone as easily as he could tell pital. to 10 per ccnt, and the West stories to two cronics in the smok

At age of China, and it would be by noever, we have now sufficient experi means a difficult task, with too spce to guide us, and that is the minister from 20 to 18 per cent. ing-room of his favourite Reform Information of the execution of knowledge already gained to in possibility of obtaining sufficient It should be added that it does not Club.

Liu Ho Bung, notorious Taihustruct the lighthouse-keepers to a notice in advance of these terrible made"up, tha; spoke and again. And ofceived made the the dividends for the experimented. He tested Ho Lako pirate, in Kashing, was resufficient degree to enable them, to vista proparations la mone Chinese polion in give warnings of the approach and our in time. One, whole year will be any less than those late the ine proselytising fervour Shanghai last Saturday. Liu was possible, direction of typhoons. Uz want supplied engenders another, for previous years, It has always which is the soul of HG WELLS arrested by members of the Kiang course to carry out the system in and the admirable way in which the been the policy of English banks has centred upon the microphone and Cheklang Bandit Suppres-its completeness, it would be neces-coat of China is lightad suggests not to pay dividends up to the as a new opportunity, a suddenly tion Corps two weeks ago............... sary to connect each lighthouse by the idea that the utilitity of the hilt" so that in lean years the offered scope. Chuckling with gloo, **

wire with a central station, and we lighthouses marking, its chief-dan- samo rate of dividend can be paid. he has devised a series of talks, for Attempting to commit suicide by trust that one of these days such gare may be augmented were they The dividend policy of the "Big this autumn on the Beorganisa taking adelin poison, a man named course would be adopted For the enabled to dash signals of an ap Fiva follows a common line, how-tion of the World. Our landing Wong, Ting Shun, of, 13, Lan Kwai presint, and probably for many proaching typhoon Pere Deschew ever, and should there, ha ne tiga thinkers will be asked to any what Fong was found livethe police at rear to come, such an undertaking rems, at the Siccatel Observatory of a brank in the current trade they would do if suddenly empower the Anis Hotel Pakboi Strest, would be beyond, the means at the has pretty well reduced to a re depression by January next, the ed to remould the scheme of things aumati and was taken to the Row-disposal of the department; but still fainty, the track and behaviour of varions boards may deem it wise entire. It will, chuckles Mr. loon Hospital. Bis condition la nut much might be done. Hong Kong the typhoons which sweep the coast to reduce further their distribution. WELL, foren, them to think." considered serious.")

Daily Press, September 11, 1881.(Continued on previous Column)