NEW ADVERTISEMENTS CHRISTMAS
PUBLIC WORKS. DEPARTMENT,
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that
BEADED TENDERS in Tripli pate, which should be clearly marked Tender for Kowloon Quarry Lot No 2 will te raceived at the Colonial Becretary's Offico until Noon of MON
DECEMBER, 1931, for DAY
the Tru from the for a period com cucing the occupation
O ending on acceptance of fender mification Slab Dooomber, 1984, of the pace or parcel of ground as shown colored red on a pian signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 12th Novem- bor, 1931, and abject to the conditions which can be ascertained at the Office of the Director of Public Works
Opect annual fee $2,200.
Each tender must be accompanied by A receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum of $100 as a ledge of the bona fides of his offer, which am shall be forfeited to the Crown in the event of the tendorer, whom tonder is accopted, refusing to carry out tho form and condi lone of his tender,
On the acceptance of a tender the deposits of unsuposeful tenderera will be returned to them.
Form of tender and further partiou lara can be obtained from the Ofice of the Director of Public Works,
The Government does not bind itself to scoopt the bighest or any tender,
HABOLD T. GREASY,
Director of Public Works
(1499
14th November, 1981.
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COMPETITION. OPEN TO ALL READERS $100.00
FOR THE BEST LETTERS
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO STUDY. THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, AND IN EVERY SUBSEQUENT ISSUE UP TO DECEMBER 26 DECIDE WHICH YOU THINE 18 THE BEST, AND WRITE A SHORT LETTER GIVING THE REASONS FOR YOUR DECISION. LETTERS MUST REACH THE ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 1932, AND MUST BE ACCOM- PANIED BY A CUTTING OF YOU THE ADVERTISEMENT HAVE CHOSEN, AND AN ENTRY FORM (PRINTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE).
A PRIZE OF $50.00.
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WRITER OF THE BEST LETTER:
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The Winning Letter, and the advertisement securing most votes, will be published in the Hong Kong Dally Press on January 7, 1932.
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probable that the abandonment of the, gold standard and the conse gitant reduction in prices to foreign. countries generally of English goods will do a great deal to mitigate the evil of unemployment. English costs have been too high and markets, especially Far Eastern markets, have been unable to place
"How do you spend your in- In a court of law as Rouon it; the orders, which would giva em-i
has bogu donided that choose not como-12- ployment. The new currency rogu.. lations will put English goods
About 30 per eout, for, shelter, notually ripened at Roquefort must as an advantage compared with 30 per cent. for clothing 10 per not ho sold is Roquefort. That French and American maqufactureen, for food, and so per cant for should comfort for the future en- era oven allowing for the increased amusement." pries of raw materials, for the "But that adds up to 120 por thusiastia lovers of thas pungent" ohouse with the silverpaper cover- chief cost of English goods has cont" always" lain in the wages of the But that adds up to 120 poring which looks somewhat· Eko worker. Buch "condition then That's right!" should stimulate the industrial world in Britain. There will still be left a residue of workious people, who, as Mr. Track pointed out; prezant not so much, an economic problem as a moral one. There are many to-day drawing the dole; who could not perform a reasonable day's work even if it ware available und they were compelled to accept
Fairfax for Accrington ?
Gorgonzola and tastes, so utterly that different. They will know It is suggested that, as Bradman they are eating the genuine arti is apparently unobtainable, the clo, though the supply is now likely Accrington Club may engage Brad- to be limited. man's beammate, Alan Fairfax
Shock for Stalin,
were
Having paid them so much good money, it must bo n litter pill to find that they have completely over estimated the proletarian propensities of the Eri- tish people, in their eagerness to convince Moscow that they
Sixty-four thousand Communist really earning their salaries.
for the votos is
poor return Third International's munificence to English agitators, and it would, not be surprising if the ruthless" Stalin sacked the lot after this,
-For-what would happen if Ched The choice, da a little surprising, dar cheese, how mundo not only in all for Canonsbiro Longue cricket is asanntially a popular spectacle, and parts of Great Britain, but in it. They have grown prematurely Fairfax is one of the least specta Canada, New Zealand, and the old, their joints are stiff, all theircular cricksters imaginable.
United States, had by law to come Hovemouts are characteristic of men
Six feet three in height, and only from the Somersetshire vil who have reduced their activities to broadshouldered, ho has an image of Cheddart the minimum required for living maculata defones but little or no No sight is more pathetic in Eng power of attack, and one cannot land than that of young mon who onceive of his being very popular Everyone will feel sympathy for should be virile, native and eager, with the average Saturday after-Stalin after the discovery that the sinking rapidly into senile decay noon crowd. In county cricket,, on reports of his agitators in England They have experienced the bitterest the other hand, he would be inva-aro "unreliable." of all human disappointments, name, {luable. DURO GARAGE that tiny hayo, come into ind
boon trained for a world, that has A Fins All-Rounder. no use, for their services. Lones of confidence, and a sense of hopeless Fairfax is a very fine all-round oss has produced a spirit of resig or, and has the temperament to rise nation instead of a determination to the big occasion, as he showed by to overcome the obstacles which making us in his first Test, and TA.F.B. G
the new
eepnomic conditions im-averaging 30 in the Teate in Eng-
land. ¡pose,
As a bowler he is greatly under- It is curious to reflect that one hundred years ago the nation rated, Fast-medium, with a beau- waa confronted by a similar probs tiful delivery, he brings the ball JERSEN.-At Victoria Hospital, tolea. A practice grew up under down from great height, makes
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. JESSEN, what was called the Speenham Land it get up sharply and turn a little do not have to report in person, Ad of 1795 whereby the worker was wither way, and has that most pre-otherwise there is no doubt what entitled to draw support from the sious of all gifts, great pace from ever that these incompetent ro- tainers of the Soviet would be sam- state in proportion to his family the pitch.
marily executed. They must be SILVA-On November 24, 1931, needs. The natural consequence was No 3 Observatory Villas, that wages tonded to decline and a
feeling to-day that there are dis Kowloon, F. PLACE DA SILVA, vast horde of workers came to de
tinct points about that paz Bri
destroy. formerly of the Import and Expend upon poor relief for their sup
tannica they have tried so hard to port Department. Funeral will port. Thanation was in grave danger pass the Monument at 5.15 p.m. of becoming pauperised. It required
the drastic legislation of the Poon What is a Manual Worker? to-day.
Eaw Act of 1834 to correct the evil)
A Judge's decision that an air- and to replace dependence with self reliance. There are always two pilot cannot be called a manual dangers present in connection with labourer under the Workman'a those who cannot find work, namely, Compensation Act suggests that it the tendency of the administrator is high time that the phrase.
"manual-worker" were abolished, be over generous with the
WE ARE ALSO OFFERING A PRIZE OF $10.00 EACH WEEK UP TO CHRISTMAS, FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. BEST LETTER GIVING YOUR REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE TT 19 HEREBY NOTIFIED thatOF WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO SEALED TENDERS in Tripliente, HAVE BEEN THE BEST ADVER
DURING THE which should he clearly marked TISEMENT
Tander for Kowloon Quarry Lot PREVIOUS WEEK. LETTERS, DA
No. 15, will be received at the Colonial ACCOMPANIED BY A CUTTING
Sourstary's Office antil Noon of MONOF THE ADVERTISEMENT DAY, the Fair day of DECEMBER, 1931, for the occupation for a commenting from the date of notifen-
31st
period
pioce
ECHOSEN, "AND AN ENTRY FORM. MUST REACH THE
tion of 1034 of the
of tender and ending ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER LATER THAN THE NOT or parcel of ground as shown coloured FOLLOWING DATES:— red on a plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 10th November. 1981, and bjost to the conditione which can be ascertained at the ofice of the Director of Public Works.
Upsot annual fee $1,500.
Each tender must be accompanfod by a receipt to the effect that the tonderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury sum of $100 pledge of the bona fidea of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown in, the event of the tenderer, whose tender is "accepted, refusing to carry out the terms and conditions at his tender..
On the acceptance of a tender the deposits of ananccessful ten 'erara will bo retarned to them.
Form of tender and farther partien lars can be obtained from the then of the Director of Public Works.
The Government does not bind itself
to accept the highest or any tender.
HAROLD T. CREABY,
Director of Public Works.
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18th November, 1931.
Q. R.. PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Anation. to be held on MONDAY, the 30TH DAY of NOVEMBER, 1991, at 3 P.X., at the Offices of the Fablic Works
of Departments, by Order BIOELLANGY THE GOVERNOR, of Lot of CROWN LAND at Tai Hang, in the Colony Hong Kong
K18
One
for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Orown Bent to be Axed by the Surveyor of H18 MAJESTY THE Kine, for one further term
of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Registry No.
New Rosd from Tai
Härg 10 Stubbs Bloud.
Locality:
Boundary
Measure.
ments.
An por
Al plat
Anneal
Hental.
3.
About
138,000
Contents in
Equare feet
1,035
Up-ot Price.
$10--1st Competition-Best adrer tisement between November 23 and 26. Lettere must be received not later than December 2.
The winning letter and adver- tisement securing the most votes will be published in the Hong Kong Daily Press on Monday, December 7.
810-2nd Competition-Best adver. tisement between November 80 and December
Lettera 5. must be received. by December 9 results published December 14.
810.-3rd Competition-Best adver
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HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 25, 1931.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
A OCELECTIVE to the tendency to think of unemployment in Britain in
to
It was noticeable that be, more than any other bowler on the side, possessed the power to break through the defence of a batsman as accomplished as Hobbs.
nation's funds and, secondly, the because it really manns nothing.
If an air-pilot is not a manual danger of making the conditions of idleness more desirable than the worker, it seems hard, logically, to conditions of labour.
i régard" motor-drivers 44 manual workers. With the possible excep tion of electioneering, it is difficult
and
It is fortunate for them that they
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GROW"
A PEARL?
KOMOR'S EXHIBITION.
For thousands of years penrla
The present conditions thon in England have been and are ab- normal, for undoubtedly a very to think of any profession or occu-have played an important part in Poet of old have sung large number have been genuinely pation which does not entail co-history.
between hand ordination' unable to find any sort of employ brain. Signing one's name, after their praise and compared them ment, and in their interests the all, is maneal work, and directors with the grace and fairness of schemes have been much more who, have, to do it thousands of generous than they would have been times would not, besitute, le dwomen. Even to-day the pearl is in ordinary times. This attitude cribe it as hard manual work
au emblem of grace, innocence and was also feinforced by the feeling Meanwhile, of course, the Soci-beauty. Pearls have risen above of exaltation which followed the alista exploit the difficulty of de diamonds and emeralds; and the aucecssful issue from the ordeal of fining manual work to claim that
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Mr. Kodaka of Japan, exhibits at
Messre, Komor & Komor a colfer- tion of pearls, and mounted pearl jowellery that we may rightly say surpasses his last year's display. There are wonderfully graduated necklaces, platinum mounted rings. enr-rings, and brooches on view, all of these at very moderats priser suitable for Christmas gifts.
The growth of a pear in the oyster-shell is shown and explained by Mr. Kodaka and should be of
intend to purchase... interest even to those who do not
tisement between December 7 and 12. Letters inust be received by December 16, resulte published December 21.
the Great War, whereby it was felt, only those who work more with platinum mounting of to-day c that a consequence of such
their hands than brains are hances its divine beauty and lustre. Thanks to Mikimoto's experiments $10.-4th Competition-Best alver tisement between December 14
united and sustained effort in the workers, face of overwhelming odds, no ane terms of statistics, and to in the nation should suffer tiny 1,000 Performances:
with culture pearls, to his patience and 19., Letters must be received by Decembar 23; results forget the human factor, is con- penalties, The reaction from that
Eight companies of "Iniperial and perserverence, onù can get to- published December 30.
tained in the able address given by spirit of undiscriminating indul
six day a perfectly round pears at only gence is now beginning to manifest Players' have set out $10-5th Competi ion-Best adver- the Rev. E. C. H. Tack at yor itself not only in the interest of the mouths, tour of military and Air one-tenth of the cost of a natural tisement between December 21 terday's meeting of the Hong Kong nation's purse but in the interest Fores centres in England, Scot-pearl. Considering that it takes at
land, Ireland and Wales. resulta Rotary Club. At this distance from of the workers moral character players, al: well-known music-hall least eight years before an oyster always interesting and more so du.
artista, are to appear at a different сад
a marketable pearl, ing Mr. Kadaka's pearl exhibition produ the distressed areas, our, interest in self.
centre every night they are on the the patience of Mikimoto must be The exhibit is shown at the art the appalling problem is often
rond. During the six months they limited to the efforts of the Homal Letters must Government to cut down be received by January 1, 1932, dole and to tighten up the con results published January 7.
ditions under which it is received.
by
and 26: Letters must be received
December RO. published January 4, $50-Competition-Best advertise
ment between November 28 and December. 25.
The Editor's Decision is Final.
No correspondence, will be entered into.
(No member of the staff of the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS is eligible for this competition).
ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB.
5.20 P.M.
Tho
FILMS, RECORDS AND THE will give over a thousand perforadmired.
CLASSROOM.
mancea
(Continued on nézi Golumn.).
A visit to Komer's art room is"
rooma of Messra. Komor & Kamor on Chater Road fr ten days only from 9 am to 6 p.m.
* Local Notes and Events *
The Hong Kong dollar registered
demand rate being 18. 3 13/16d. a slight drop yesterday, the official
Yesterday being Settlement Day, no quotations were issued by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon a Chinese named Lam Kowloon Chi, who appeared on remand on a charge of arson at 88, Reclamation Street, on October 13 laat, was dis- charged, his Worship holding that there was no case against him.
It
From the files.
Looking Bank 24 Years.
In emphasising the psychological For a number of years British aspects of the problem, Mr. Tri-experts in education have been devoting considerable attention to
·at GECE did not overlook the import the use and development ance, from the point of view of mechanical aids to study. Hitherto the printed book has been the basis those receiving benefit, of making of education, but everyone. know.. this form of relief not adoie," that study by means of books alone but genuine insurance against un-is uften long and laborious before good results are achieved. Many employment. By the percentage cut educationalists have felt that, in in the benefits. to the unemployed, Jan age of science and highly by increasing the contributions of advanced machines, it would be those in employment and also by Possible to lighten the burdens of
Miss. Violes Capell advertise that'
The San Cheung, which sunk N
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN extending the area of those contri-students and save much time by the bations it is hoped that the unen einptation of mechanics hide.
alongside the Leung Wing wharf. that the ANNUAL GEN-BAL MEETING of the ROYAL HONGployment fund will become as. it Experiments were made, fret with owing to her illaces the will be un- was originally intended it should the gramophone and then with the able to resume her dancing, claeres
ence of St. Vincent de Paul, was has been raised and towed to held yesterday afternoon in the Yaumati.· cinematograph. The results justi in December. KONG GOLF CLUB will be held become a sound self supporting fed, trials with other mechanical in the Board Room of MERS. national scheme, a
The annual general meeting of Hall of the Catholic Cercle.
Yesterday we were surprised to apparatus and, a year or so ago, it
one of the most accsssful JARDINE, MATHESON & 00,
If the present mensures do not was decided that a knowledge of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club was LTD., Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, produce solvency it is agreed that, what could be done should be made will be held in the Board Room of bazaars of the kind. The stall receive another plague report. It the 107x, of DECEMBER, 1981, at further efforts should be made known, widely amongst the members Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., were presided over by Mrs Flem was the 892nd case for the season, whereby those who have excorded of the teaching profession. An Ltd., on Thursday, December 10 at itg and Miss Wallace, Mrs, and and it was discovered at Sha Po,
Mios Danenberg, Mrs. Gutterer, Kowloon City their reasonable claime should be exhibition of the mechanical aids 5:30 pm
Miss Sequeira and Mr. Botelho, The then available
therefore WALE subject to & means " test. great difficulty in reforming the organised, and teachers were asked The Colony had a clean bill of Mr. and Mrs. Remedios, Mrs. present schems lies in finding the to test apparatus, report results, health for Monday. During last Ozorio, sad Mrs. and Miss Pereira. money to pay the army of in- and offer suggestions for improve wook there ware five cases (three The total amount realised was over vigators who would be retuents and further developments deaths) of diphtheria, thres enses $800. quired to examine the individual While the use of many of these two deaths) of entario fever, one
..A Bikh "constable has been killed claims to unemployment benefit. mechanical aids must still be case of cerebrospinal fever, ong
St. Androw's Ball took To decide on any resolution which Undoubtedly the application of a regarded as in the experimental fatal case of puerperal fever and at Tytam in na affray with robbers. The third and last practics dance "means" test would eliminate the and pioneering stage, the confidence 44 deaths from pulmonary tuber. It appears he was on his beat about for
two o'clock yesterday morning, place yesterday and was again oocasion, the management beg to may be submitted to the Secretary married women with huchaads in that progress was being made culosia
when, on turning a corner in the largely attended. The reels and four days prior to the Meeting.
work, or in benefit, those partial justified the holding of a further
The following forthcomign wed-road, he saw a crowd of men a little strathpay went with a better swing Aby other Business.
ly employed, and households with exhibition in London this autumn.
announced. Private in front of him. He hailed them, than before, and there is little more than one wage earner, single Various forms of cinematograph dings are men and women without depend apparatus, some of them very Samuel Jones Rogers, D.M.G. Com and was answered by a shot, from doubt that the ball on Friday night There pany,1st Battalion South Wales Bor which, he fell, and the men then will be as brilliant and as successful ente, and those in receipt of fixed ingenious, predominated.
Talking Film incomes from pansions, and from wore
machines, dérers, Victoria Barracks, to Miss came up and fired several more Re its predecessors Hong Kong other source I ruch a test were spidinscapes, map-printing appara Margaret Mable Mead Elms, 334, shots into him na ho lay on the Daily Preu, November 28, 1903,
calculating machines, and Lockhart Rond, Hongkong. Mr. ground. The police at Stanley, applied, on the assumption that the tus, Members of the General Counnittee resources of workless people vary, magia lanterns, all of them specialy James Henry Hawkett, Warder, alarmed by the firing, came to the Looking Back 50 Years.
considerably, it is probable that the designed for use in teaching, and. Officers Mess, Victoria Goal, to spot and found the Sikh, who died
a film was shown which is Leak Strelley, 24, Village Road, soon afterwards, In the meantime Abazar of fancy, needle works Patrons are advised to commence duly proposed nad seconded may inving would be very proudon taking Alm wide purposely to Happy Valley, Mr. Joss Edwardo his assailants had robbed a house, and works of art, presented by the
reach the Secretary not later than While the number, of three million 10 a.m. on Monday, 7th December, has been envisaged as the euro llustrate the method by which Noronha : Ashley Road, to Miss. Several men are in custody on ladies of the Portuguese community,
Peas, November 25, 1881.
(Continued on previou though nominations will be accepted that will claim the assistance of the foreign students can be trained in Anna Marie, Basto, 23,-Granville i suspicion, Hong Kong Daily in aid of the funds of
11496 at the Mesting ang sek
state in, the coming, winter, it is the use of English speech rhythms Road, Kowloon
· PENINSULA HOTEL,
ET, ANDREW'S BALL. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 87TH, 1931.
The Boot Gardon and Ball Room having been reserved for the above
inform their patrons that there will
be
NO DINNER DANCE
"ON THE ABOVE DATE.
To receive from the Committe a Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 3. th September, 1981.
To elect Officers, Members of Committer, and an Auditor for the ensuing year.
By Order of the Commitiae,
E. D. MATTHEWS, Lixor-Com, GRILL ROOM DINNER-lll be
"Bocratary, served to. Guests of the St. Andrew's Hong Kong, 20th November, 1981. Society in the TEA LOUNGE on the FIRST FLOOR.
127 * $5.00 par Person.
dinner promptly at 2220 p.m.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
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