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ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE HONG KONG,

JOCKEY CLUB-

THE EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be hold (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY in SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEM

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS Sals by Pablo Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 28TH , at 8. P.M.,

The First Ball, will be Bung at 1.30 En

PM

DAY of SEPTEMBER, 19 WATEBER, 1981, Commending at 2 P.M. at the Office of the Department,

of. by Order EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Let of CROWN LAND at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Calang of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option et renewal at Crown Hout to be Rized by the Enregyor of HIS Majesty the Kina, for one further term of 75 years!

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 2001.

South of

Kowloon Inland Lot

Fa Tuen Street

No. of Bale..

Bogistry

Locality

G.

Boundary

Mensuro-

"mental;">

As par

ale plan

13,123

About.

Square feet

Annual

Bent

Į`Upset Price.

242

[1815

07878

PUBLIC, AUCTION

PARTICULA Public Auction to ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS be held on MUNDAY, the TH DAY of BEPTEMBER, 1931, at 3 E.M., Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE

at the

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed for

No One without Badge will be admitted to the Mombers' Enclosure,

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Clal, Rooms at $5.00 for Gentleman and $3.00 for Ladies (Bolb including Tax) Aro obtainable thro

able, through the SOBE. TABY apon Introduction by a Momber, such Member to be

rosponsible Payment of All Chiis, &c.

admitting to

fox

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24,

THE AUSTRALIAN AND HIS SMOKE.

BIG CONTRIBUTION MADE TO THE EXCHEQUER

Bydney, Sept. 15. Last year tabaco smokers in Australia con- tributed £8,169,385 to the Com-" monwealth revenue,

Porhaps it was this fact that inspired Mr. Charles Horde when be gave an address to the Rotary Club on "Tobacco.?"

Mr. Heyde said that very few smokers realised that when ther bought a oz. parket of tobacco. of Virginia luat for 1/10d they con tributed 111d to the Commonwealth

rovonus, while, if they paid six.

HIRING A HORSE-IN RUSSIA.

DIPLOMAT'S COMICAL

EXPERIENCE;

GREEN STEED.

CENTRALISATION

AFRICA.

ORASTIC CONSTITUTIONAL.

"CHANGE

Capetown, Sept. 18-To-day the Government of the Union of South"} Afrien came to a decision, involving a drastic change in the constitu Riga-A West European diplotion of the Dominion, and a com at who had spent many yours in Moscow and who has now left there for good. stayed for several days in Riga on his way home. He

which is

told the following store

given in his own words...

self during my leisure time her

Not knowing how to amuse my

lated, I decided to acquire a horse

with the intention of taking long ridas in the country round Moscow,

ploto alteration in the system of the immediate abolition of the government. This decision calls for pro vincial legislaturos.

There are four, provinces in the Union-Cape of Good Hope, Natal,

Before the Act of Union in 1909. Transvaal, and Orange Free State. these provinces were administered ng separate British colonies under

Egill not be on sale at the best-known brand of cigarettes met the Chief of Protocol of the reserved to them, and members were Members Pence for a packet of ton of the few days after this decision, T the Union they had certain powers

Race Course,

Members can n obtain, apon.

on Application to the SECRETARY, Badges (Limited to One) for the Free Admission, to the Members' Rusiosure of Wives, Lady Belatives and Friends.. Names must be stated when applying.

Os No Tretert will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting. Ma

#PUBLIC ENCLOSURE

The Pries of admission to the Publis Enclosure is $2.00 voluding Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate

Soldiers and Baliore in Uniforia are admitted Half Prins.

Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, a will not be permitted to operate with in the Precinct of The Homo Kore JOCKET OLUK during the Race Meeting Tiffin will be obtainahls in the Restau- rant in the Pellio Enclosure:

By Order,

Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, and I asked him to assist me in purchasing & horse,

their contribution to Government revenue for 3.15 punee: Topacco was an enormous revenue producer, but it was a curicua fact that in

The astonishment "of Comrade Ho France and Italy, where tobace Florinsky had no bounds, was a State monopoly, the revenue could not grasp that a person in per capita from tobacco was les posa ssion of a motor-car could do than in countries where the indussire to ride a horse. But on notle was in private hands. Iuing that I was in carnest, ho con y France, the revenue per head from sented to help mo and began to tobaces was in Italy, 11/3 in telephone to a number of Soviet the United States, 13/3, in Au

inalitutione. tralia 17/10, and in England, 24/0.

Huge Consumptior.

1

elected

to their Legislative Councile on the same principle as to the Union House of Assembly. Direct taxation was voted and administer- ed by the provincial legislatures.

The Union Government's decision means not only a sharp break with the tradition and history of South Africa, but also, an 'encroachment upon local autonomy by the central Government which may, on account of local concentration of the Eng- Meantime, I looked, at the num-lish and Dutch populations, in the erous magazines in his office, and," different provinces, have far-rench- Mr. Heyde, added, in his ad when an hour later I had goneing results in the future. dress, that in the year which end-through all of them, Comrade The chief renson behind the ed in June, 1930, raw leaf ataount ing to 20,283,8131b, of a valus of Florinsky was still telephoning, Government's decision is the failure.

without, however, finding £1,708,688, was imported into Aus-

out of the provincial legislatures pro- tralia, principally from the Unit

where a horse could be bought," perly to halance their budgets. od States, for manufacturing pur pases, while manufactured tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, represent ing 2,108,475lb. weight and £789,064, the in value, were unported it same period, 3,4391h. of snuff were also imported. During the same year the Australian production of ray leaf amounted to 1,384,63210. weight, all of which was consum- Sated in the Commonwealth. 4p.m

29.87

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

[1207

GOYZZNOR, of One Lot of CROWN Hong Kong, 31st Gopt, 1981...

LAND at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a

Crown Beat to be fired by the Surveyor HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL of Bio MAJESTY THE KING, for one

further term of 15 years. “

No. of Bale.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Island Lot Registry No.

No. 2002,

Kowloon Inland Lot Locality. Fa Xuan Street, West of

No. 25:28.

Boundary

Measure-

monts

N.A.T.

A por

walę plan.

Contents in

Square feet.

Annual

Bent

43.00

6,510

PUBLIC AUCTION.

R.

ā

16,875

on | Upset Price.

DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS the Sale by Pullis Auction to be held on MONDAY, the rn DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1981, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Pablin Works Department. by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVER xon, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Tai Kok Trai, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75

with the option of renewal at

Orown

Beat to be fired by the Burveyor of

HI MAJESTY THE KING, for one further

75 FEBTB.

term of

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

1 No. of Sale.

Registry No.

Locality,

Kowloon Inland Lot

No. 2412,

Betwean Kowloon Inland Lots. Nos. 2976 and 2441,.

Tai Nan Street.

Boundary

Measure-

monte.

per

sale plan

About

Contente in

Square feet.

器

Annua‡

Reut

15,298

Upset Pricel

-F1217"

REGISTER

Hong Kong Observatory, Eeptember 23. Prenom On Dato On Date

Day jat 4 p.m. 10 a..

Barometer... 98.06" 29.75

17

Temperature #8

83

80

Humidity.

55

83

Wind-

Direction

+

N NNW

Force

3

Weather

BO

BO

Rain...

3 BO

In view of the contribution of

First Stago.

At last he suggested that I should apply personally to the staff of Moscow Military District, where, he said, ny request would be com plied with...

The appearance of a person ti.

the amoker to revenue, the Feder- plain clothes among the innumer

GOVERNORS AT

LOGGERHEADS, US

FRICTION OVER PROPOSED COTTON HOLIDAY. Baton Rouge, Sept. 13-In a

al Treasurer would probably not able Soviet officers in their long radio address here tonight Gover- endorse the denunciation of amok-great-coats and painted capa madonor Hucy P. Long, Democrat of Louisiana, hinted that he will ing by James I., who wrote in his everybody look up and stare launch a campaign to impench "Counterblaste tc Tobacco," thint

it was a custom cathsome to the eye, harmful to the brain, danger- ous to the lungs, and, in the black 0.000,00 -6,03.

stinking fume thereof, nearest re- Stygian Lowest open-air Temperature, 23: 81 smoke of the pit that is hotto Highest open-air Temperature, 31: Bsembling the horrible.

less,

B-Blue sky C-Cloudy; Di Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning; M-Mist; O-Overosak; P-Passing showers Q-Squalle; B-Rain; T- Thunder,

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.

From Septemkør 24 to 30, 1981; /*

HIGH WATER.

Date of

Month

Hong

Kong

Standard

Timer

Height

LOW WATER.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Timo.

Height.

HELIGOLAND DOOMED TO DISAPPEAR.

SEA'S INROADS EMPHASISED

at me.

accom

Governor Rose D. Sterling, Demo- ernt of Texas, in the event the lat tor blocks plans for a cotton grow. ing holiday next year.

f

A man was ordered to pany me along the endless corri- dors to the rooms occupied by the Department of Equestrian Sports Governor Long, who will soon that on receipt of a special permit indicated that the Texas legislature Hers Comrade Chagin explaincu enter the United States Senate, of the General Staff of the Redmay be expected to pass a bill pro- Army 1 would have to go to Orel.hibiting the growing of cotton next 260 miles distant, and choose an year. He said that if the bill is animal.

passed and, if Governor Long, re- fuses to sign it he should be im- netched.

Chazin warned me that I would not be allowed to purchase Lhoroughbred,, and showed me the photograph of a horns which he strongly recommended me to buy at the price of about £200.

I consented to hire the only horse available for about £30 a month.

Questionnaire.

took

Among the questions were the following: Are you going to look after your horse personally or will you have recourse to hired labour Have you ever worked at the stud, and if so what post have you oc

Louisiana has enacted a law for. bidding the growing of cotton next year but it will not become effective unless the 13 other American cot-: ton producing states take idention? action.

However, the Texas legislature, meeting now in extraordinary BY LAND SLIP.

session, already has shelved the plan to prohibit the growing of cotton next year. Instead it will Hamburg, Sept. 14. Dighater was narrowly averted, un the Is I had next to answer many ques.net on Monday on a bill providing that next year the Texas cotton. land of Heligoland this morning tions in a donment which when approximately fifty thousand home, as the two remaining hours crop be reduced in the amount of cubic feet of rock slid into une sex before the closing of the Eques 66 per cent. shortly after a party of school trian Sport Department would children had passed over the spot not have sufficed to answer them on the northern side of the Island. all."

Since the dismantling of the Heligoland fortifications under this Versailles Treaty, Heligoland has been slowly crumbling away, it 35 being declared that the blowing up of the forts with huge charges af dynamite rocked the island to ite very foundations, luoming it 442

to disappearance within the next cupied For how long! What 1800 1 12.4

few decades. The local and state kind of spurs do you use? Hare 04 0.19 €

authéritier did what they could f you ever had any fall frem horse 18 20.8 160123 check the process of disintegration back? How often? Of what breed 1836 3 0

but financial stringency always was the horse in question?” Dò prevented any extensive measures you understand choring horses, and whenever a particularly dan Next day, I again appeared, at gerous spot had bern shored us the Equestrian Sport Department the sea made fresh inroads ele and was informed by Comrade Mote, who is visiting Eng where.

Chagin that I could find my horse land, anid: The intention is to maintain servicea between, any, Cape at the military stables in

Town and Durban and Johannes- suburbs, of Moscow.

burg parallel to sur railway routes, upcountry centres not so directly served by the railway

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CAUGHT A TARTAR!

SNATCHER'S VICTIM A

POLICE OFFICER.

As a result of the new alide the inhabitants who are depending

on the tourist tradie and the holi- In a courtyard there my horse

When a Chinese snatcher picked EXPLORERS GIVEN UP AS out a likely victim in Yaumati in

DEAD.

the shape of an Indian, in plain clothes, he little realised that he its fate. was a member of the Police Force.

NO TRACE OF COUPLE LOST

ÎN GREENLAND...

The anatcher managed to seize a ponse and dashed away, but the constable was too alert for him and

had him arrested, going for his quarry with such vigour that ha

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The railways of South Africa have decided to inaugurate a sorica of aeroplano services, according to a statement made by Mr. TR. More, general manager of the South African railways and harbours,

my

day trade for their livelihood, have was shown to me. Although makand also between other ports and tent an argont, petition to the Goring a satisfactory impression, I ernment pleading for efficient pro was rather struck with its greenish tection against a sna, declaring colour. 1 did not wish to give up that if nothing is done, the island the horse on account of its strange will soon be deserted and left to colour; I mounted for a frial, and although somewhat impaticus and nervous the horse appeared to be able to carry its rider decently.

In Soviet Russin horses as well aa men must have passports, and unluckily my gicen horse had VISIBLE IN HONG KONG ON none. The Equestrian Sport De

SUNDAY

ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

Copenhagen, September 10.The

partment promised to obtain one Danish geologist Harold Bjure and

For this 1 had to supply three hia German colleague, Dr. Krugger disregarded his own purso which A total oclipse of the moon, my green horse, and three or my photographs of myself, three of were officially pronounced dead to day on the strength of the report was cast aside by the soatchar in place on Sunday, begin will take self stride the horse p

A last, after more than a month,. beginning at 3.08 of Captain Sockungen of the Res his flight, and was picked up by a.m, and ending at 4.31 am, one my horse cbtained its passport, mussen expedition who arrived here another man, the second defendant hour and twenty five minutes inter and permit to cross the boun to-day.

The man was brought before. Mr. "'. The moon will rise in Hong Kong daries of Moscow and to carry a The two explorers had left the Fraser yesterday and was sentenced at 5.38 pm on Saturday. The member of the Diplomatic Corps. east coast of Greenland in the to three months' hard labour. He point of the disc that will be first spring of 1929 with 6 lparty of höd light previouaieanvictions and obscured la rather above the middle Eskimos, They had intended to bủa boen banished in 1921 for ten of the left hand side, and the point penetrate as far into the interior de years....

of leaving slightly higher above the pomible and had not been heard A Chinese revenue officer, who middle of the right hand side. from since the spring of last year, was in the vicinity of the snatching The complete time table of the According to the deposition of incident, saw the purse being pick-cclipss in Hong Kong is as follows: Captain Bookungen; the entire dlsed up by the second defendant, who Moon rises at 6:38 pm, di Batur trict where the two explorers dis later distributed the money in the day. appeared has been scoured by purse among four or five persone. Moon enters penumbra at 0.41 British and Danish maroh partica, When the second defendant was hours on Sunday, "-but ̈mot"a"trace" of the pro-missing- arrested only 86-40-was-found-on-Enter the umbra 2:544m

men was found, wherefore, is must, him, but the purse was gone.

Total colipse, begini ät 20 a.m Ends at 31 m., Moon lesvar umbra

6.45.m. Leaves the panümbia at 1,55 km.

be assumed that they mat their His Worship, however, did not death and were buried by show-convict this man as the evidence drifts Wa

against him was not "very strong::

ཚན

Several times here reached ears: The clown from the circus. The boys held cut hoops and sticks. for the horse to leap over, and abused the animal when it refused to do so

My second trip proved fatal. About ten miles from Moscow--1 was stopped at the barrer by a sergeant of the railway police for crossing the line. I was compelled having committed an error in

d

to dismount, as the sergeant had to arrest my horse

I was told that although a diplo mat enjoys certain privileges of immunity, this did not extend to his horse. I spent over eight hours. in a dirty and sold waiting-room until a train arrived

Comrade Chagla! ;

Next day I went to Comrade Comrade Chagin presented me

Chagin and begged of him to with the Handbook of a Rider,"

liberate me from further respon where, in 400 phites, I could and sibility for their green steeds the rules concerning horse-riding. Three months later I received an in Rusia:

official paper from a judge stat My frat excursion to the enbing that I had to pay fine of urbs of Moscow went off success £10 infringement of the Soviet laws fully My documents were when riding pp to, a railway line amined by policemennt every My experience reminded me of corner: my riding kit Batonished the wise sentence of foreign all passers-by, and people ran who live in Moscow: after the In ahogle S

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