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No. 22882. **** ****** HONG KONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1931. #Яn a+ƒ€#+¶¶ŒPrice

BOORD'S

OLD TOM

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"Cat & Barrel"

Brand.

The Old Favourite.

Sole Agents:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

(Incorporated under the Companior Oliaancos of Rong Kong).

Prince's Building,

Ice House Street.

Telephone: 20075.

HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVION OF THE HONG" KONG, CAN TON AND MADÃO STEAMBOAT Co., LÆD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION Co., LTD.

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BAILINGS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 a.m. and 5,30 p.m.

(Sundays 9 m. only).

BAILINGS From M A CA O ---Daily at 3 a.m. and 8,00

(Rundays 4 p.m. only).

EXCURSION TO MACAO:-

OR SUNDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER, 1931..

5.8. "SUI AN"

will depart from the Corapany's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 am,

and leam Macao at 4 p.m.. SPECIAL SALOON FARES."

WEEK DAYS.—Single: $3.00 "Retura: 85.00, -

SUNDAYS and EXCURSIONS.----Single: $2.50; Rotar: 84.00. Nore-All Steamboat Company? Staamers are fitted with Wiralonİ.

GOLFERS

FOR AN

ANNUAL PREMIUM

OF $10.00.

THE

"OCEAN'

GOLFER'S

POLICY

WILL PROTECT YOU AGAINST

THIRD PARTY CLAIMS, BREAKAGE AND LOSS OF CLUBS, LOSS OF PERSONAL EFFECTS.

Apply to:-

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THE

OCEAN ACCIDENT & GUARANTEE CORP., LTD.

HONGKONG BANK BUILDING,

Telephone 011.

Chief Agents:-Meurs. GILMAN & CO., LTD.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

TO.DAY.

(November 2.)

Thanksgiving Day U.S.A.

Quoon' Theatre: "Just Tragedy."

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Star Thentro: "The Kian." World Theatre: Happy Days," Central Theatre: Holiday," King's Theatre: "An American Tragedy.

Majestic Theatre: “A Connectient Yankee."

Nollie Farren's Whoopes, Girls at Pazinsula Hotel, Rom Room. ́ ̈`* Ten Dance at Hong Kong Hotel Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

Tides-High as 8.23 Low at 210 and 2.30.

FRIDAY,

(November 27.)

Tennis: Finals of Ladies', Open Singles Championship, 213, p.n U.SR.G grond.

St. Andrew's Rail, Peninsula Hotel.

Attetion of Chinese Objets d'Art for Charity. City Hall, 330 p.m. Hockey: Radio Sports Club Club de Recreio:

at

Nellie Farron's Whoopee Girls Poninsula Hotel, Rose Room.

Queen's Theairs: "Just A | Gigolo."

World Theatre: Happy Days." Star Theatre: The Kim.". Central Theatre: Holiday.": King's Theatre: An American Tragedy."

Majestic Theatre: "A Connecticut Yaakee."

Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dance at Hong Kong Hotel.

European Mail: Inward: Europe via Siberia (Empress of Canada).

Tides:High at 11.40 and 18.00; Low at 4.50 and 3.10.

SATURDAY.

(November 28.)

Boxing. Hong Kong Boxing Association Tournament (Theatre Royal).

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Bandit--Catching by Radio

HOW THE NEW SCOTLAND YARD SCHEME WORKS.

` WIRELESS-EQUIPPED CARS SOUND DEATH-KNELL OF LONDON'S BANDITS.

Siver, Sendrand Yard adapted radio for police work, London raiders and burglars have had a bruner, time, The Yards,cure and wireless have provid extra- ordinarily effective."

This contributor, un expert epiniuulogist, tells how the Fard's scheme works," While London's millions of people

about their daily work, hung rent looking tradesmen's Wins and .motor-curs (with super engines), but looking like ordinary touring cars. keep watch both in the centre and suburban districts of the great

city.

These vans and caps are the eres and ears of the London polier system, the elusive, active and watchful patrols of the famous

In a well-screened room high up under the roof of poliet headquar ters is the Control Tower of the Yard's radio system: Finely equip ped, the room is almost a dupljento of a wireless operator's cabin on board ship.

Although police radio in still in an experimental stage, Yard-en- gineers have evolved schemes and erected sets fur in advance of those in general use to-day. Seerery is the keynote of the Yard's radio schemes, and no member of the general public is admitted to the Control Room or to the interior of the Sound van fitted with radio apparatus.

Experiments in the use of indio Flying Squad, the crews of which, for police work have been in pro- with their highly efficient radiogress in London for ten years, sets. sets, arg in ronant touch with of varying power (100 to 300 watts) Seotland Yard, on their own private being used at different times. (and secret) wave-length

Telephony Abandoned.

"Scared Bandite.. :

During early experiments there,

The introduction and development was considerable interierence from: of radio for police purposes in outside sources, but to eliminate London has scared many a bandit, this, rejector circuits, attached to raider from the game. Sinash and the receivers, were used. Telephony arab raids by motor thieves were was the method of communication, reported in hundreds a few years and although this was satisfactory ago, but the efficiency of the Flying at, first over comparatively short Squad has reduced the number of distances, it was found to be an- outrages to a negligible figure, suitable when cors were travelling

At the moment there is no inter-

at high speeds and when the dis- Football Shield Competition county police wireless scheme in

tance between the regeiving and

Cricket.First Division: dong Kong C.C.. Indian R.C. » {FI}; Second Division: Kowloon C.C. R.E. & S. (L.): Indian R.C. . Hong Kong C.C. (F.), Navy Queen's College (F.).

(Senior): S. W. Borderers . Kow-England--thers is no national sending apparatus was in the re-

Joon. Argylls . Navy, Police v St. Joseph's, Recreio 1.

Club; palico force-sh the idea of thegion of 200 miles.. Junior: Police Argylls, Recreio Yerd" is to secure a perfect system Tests were made up to, 250 miles. 2. R.A.F: Seennd Division; Uni- versity, Navy, R.A.O.C., BW of transmission and reception. be- but eventually telephony was aban- Borderers.

¡tween headquarters and the fast-domed in favour of telegraphy. The Racing-Twelfth Extra Race moving vehicles of the Squad. greater range which the latter gives Manting Happy Valley).

also bruds itself to more suedy and reliable communication.

Hong Kong Benevolent Society Wonderful-results are being actie Jumble Sale, City Hall, at 11 am.ved. Nearly all the operators and Mersing of Hong Kong Society experimentera on thit Yard staff are for the Protection of Children.

Queen's Theatre: "Just

A ex-naval, telegraphists and radio Cigolo."

World Theatre: Happy Days." Star Theatre:""The Kiss"

King's Theatre: "An American Tragedy,"

Central Theatre: “Halidny."

men.

The Control Tower,

The Fard's ralia net covers 700 square miles of territory of Greater

Majestic Theatre: A Connecticut | London,, and the cars patrol the Yankee."

afea throughout the day and night. |

sent

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code.

Mesdages are Morse is used. The wave length. is changed frequently according to pre-arranged schedule, and thus messages are seldom heard ar deciphered by unauthorised persons.

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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

King's Restaurant To-day's Tiffin

$1.50

Vermicelli Clear Soup Boiled Fish, Egg Sauce Bubble and Squeak

Steak and Kidney Pudding

Bosat Chicken and Dressing

Cold Leg of Lamb..

Mixed Salad

Roast Potatoes.

Boiled Potatoes

French Beans Baked Jam Roll Padding

Fruit.

Tes or Colbe

RESTAURANTS.

Grill Room King's Restaurant

Téa Dances

every

Saturday

4.30 till 6.30 also every

Friday

and

Sunday

p.m.

from 5

till 7 p.m. Dancing every evening during and after Dinner.

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Exchange Restaurant To-day's Tiffin

$1.50

Ox Tail Soup Grilled Fish, Parsley Butter,

Grilled Calves Liver and Bacon

Baked Chicken an Casserole

Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauco

Curried Prawns

Bosat Potatoes.

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Managing DirecTEN

NOTICE

We have removed to GLOUCESTER BUILDING (South Arcade) N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Opticians,

Single Copy, 10 cts. Per Month. $3.

DAYS TO

CHRISTMAS..

DON'T DELAY

DO

YOUR

CHRISTMAS

SHOPPING

EARLY.

OUR DRAUGHT ALE

(STEEL COULSONS)

STANDS UNCHALLENGED NOW TRY

OUR DRAUGHT STOUT

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INSIST ON STEEL COULSONS.

CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

ENTRY FORM $50.00 Competition

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

11, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG In my opinion the attached is the best advertise. ment which has appeared in the Hong Kong Daily Fress, between the dates of November 23 and December 23, I enclose a letter giving reasons for my choice. I have read the conditions of this competition and agree to abide by them.

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Boiled Potatoos

Address

French Beans

Apple Pudding, Costard Saues

Fraitu

Tea or Coffee