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THE BHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4284 for ONE EUNDRED $100) SHARES numbered 6690/8789, 7889/7898 and 89190/39214 la the abors Company and standing in the Bame of FRANCISCO XAVIER SOARES having been reported lost, NOTICE IS DEERY GIVEN that Junters the ORIGINAL CERTIFI

DATE I prodaod within ONE MONTE from the data thereof, it will thereafter be held by the Company AS NULL AND VOID, and NEW CERTIFICATE for the mid shares will be ingued.

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By Order of the Board of Directors, F. H. CRAPNELL, Seoretary! Hong Kong, 4th Dec, 1931. Etsap

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY OLUB.

FOURTEENTH EXTRA

TRACE MEETING will be held (Weather Harmliting), at BAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 12TH DEC. EMBER 1821, Commencing at 2 p.m.

The First Bell will be Rang at 1.30

p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Members are notified that they sáð their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No one without a Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members" to the Members Enelore and Clubs Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $5.00 for

Ladies (Beth incinding Tar) sve oblamable through the STORE TAXY upon Introduction by a Member, anch Member to be responsible for Payment of A il Chiis, etc.

Members"

Badges admitting to Backcauru, will not be on sale në the Base Unuras,

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Mambers can obtain, upon Application SECRETARY, Badges (limited to ONE) for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure of Wires, Lady Relatives and Friends.. 'Namas maut be. stated when applying.

On No Pretext will Children be permitted in either. Enclosure during the Moating.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club. House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Bay by p.m. on the 117H DECEMBER. Tulephone 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the Public Ekislornire in $2.00, iwéluding Tax, for all Farsons, including Latin, and is payable at the Gate,

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HONG KONG, DECEMBER 7, 1931.

THE TARIFF WAR...

GREAT Britain's drastic change of Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are tariff policy has had an early

Hall Prist admitted

Bookmakers, Tio The Mesto, reaction in the imposition by the will not be permitted to operate with French Government of a fifteen per”. in the Precincts of Time HONG KONG

cent; ad valorem taż ́on all im! JocEET OLEs during the Race Meeting,

Tina will be obtainable in the Resports from Our country. Mr. taurant in the Publia Enclosure.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary.

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Hong Kong, 7th Dec., 1931.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LTD, THE CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

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NOTICE.

THE Undersigned resume huge of the above-named Companies from MONDAY, the. 7TH DECEMBER, 1981

By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager.

Hong Kong, 4th Dec, 1981.

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO: (1918), LTD.

4.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. DY VIRTUE of the Authority BY

verbed in them by Ordinary Besolution of the Company passed by Shareholders at an EXTRA- ORDINARY MERTING haldon ler DECEMBER, 1981, the Directors

Ruroimag declared that the British Government cannot ignore it," and complained, moreover, that the | new schide of tariffs was announerd in Paris before the British Govern ment's statement of policy: In fairness to the French Government, however, it must be admitted that the General Election results, and the appointment of Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN to the Exchequer were clear indications that Britain would abandon Free Trade,

Mr. RUNOIMAN dealt frankly with the political aspect of this dis criminatory, duty Most of the civilised countries of the world allow under mutual treaties or agreements among each other,

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"most favoured, nation" clause. This merely means that the nation

granted this concession will pay the lowest duty imposed by a friendly. Power on nay type of goods, and that discrimination is not made ab- the customs as to country of origin There is no much trenty batween.

Ragland and France, but for two generations the m most favoured. nation privilege," has been mutual- ly extended, and to withdraw the Concession would, normally, have a distinctly political flavour.

The circumstances are, however, of the Company have decided to offer so extraordinary that political.

to Sbareholders Additional Shares insignificance must be discounted. It the proportion of one Additions! Ehare of the nominal value of 35 for is necessary for the moment to re-

the

on

every Bhares of which they regard the matter from point of red; holders. 9th view of Franco.. Certain industries 1982

in that country live on the British Such, Additional Shares will be market, particularly garden pro fuel, atspar. The full nominal duce of a semi- luxury natura Amount of $5 per share will be wyable on acceptance of the offer Suddenly an import duty of fly on or before 1st February 1982, per cent. is to be levied on such de- in the chas of Shareholders whose licacies as fruit, asparagus, peas registered address is in the Colony of ad lettuces, which France is able, Hong Kong. In the case of Shares

on account of her warmer glimate, Thet daty whose registered address in erstand the Colony of Hong Kong,

to

BTOW

"out of season” sad to dule for payment will be 1st place on the market far more cheap-

BOOKS wild

JANUARY, BY, 1982, both

ly than the England producer, who can only rear these aropa under

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

wonder that. Francis interests, faged with atrious low, should feel the utmost indignation against Greas Britain and fore their own Government to take retaliatory sa tion It must be remembered that these new British duties are not lovied with the object of raising re venue, but definitely to keep out imports which Great Britain and denly decides that she cannot afford.. Onca.. again the "small man ", bas had to be sacrificed owing to the beupidity, the chauviniam," and the

News and Views

Tale of the Day...

They tell me Jack was the life of the party,"

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Ton. He was the only one who could talk louder than the wire Joss⠀

Giande at Best of Osime,

Experiments made on 250 of Sing Sing's toughest convicts showed that gland disorders and criminali ty are closely related, according to a report to the New York Booiety Louis Berman, a well-known speci- al Medical Jurisprudence by Dr.

Insult to Inquiry,

fered the loss of two consignments A London merchant who has suf

of goods sent by rail, entered into correspondence with the railway company, and received the usual printed postcard to the affect that the matter wouki roosive attention. Bat insult was added to injury. by the card being franked in boht rod lattern. It is safer by rail,

VILLAGE ELDER. MURDERED.

GRUESOME DISCOVERY BY A WOMAN,

TERRIBLE CRIME IN NEW

TERRITORIES:

A report was made at the Fing Shan Police Station on Saturday morning by a Chinese woman to Hospitals! Bast Year,

the effect that her father-in-law, an Despite the financial situation older of Chung Yuk village had gifts to London's Ida,hospitals dur:been the victim of a foul murder. the highest inm ever received in ing last year, totalled £2,042,000

The source of insome which show He conjured ups, vision of the future in which crime would be ed the greatest increase (£70,000) arnsed by ouring instead of punish- over the previous year, states the ing these victims of gland defici-annual report of the King Edward eney,

Hospital Fund, was receipta from

Similar tests made on 190 ju.paticata. vanile delinquents also tended to man said. prove the theory. correct, Dr. Ber.

MP's House Huming.

why Women Live Longer,

The reason women live longer than men is that they have sweetor tempern," said Mrs. Ann Leighton, of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, who was 101 last month.

supineness of national leaders Politicians have listened to the clamour of the small man" and the private industrialists for pro tection, instead of pointing oubaliab quita Armily, that tariff, must in the and provoke retaliation and hamper brade, France for years past has fevied huge duties on Imported manufactured goods. Industries"in cars and other iron-work have, therefore, been developed behind tariff walls. If Britain had bech able to pay for French fancy goods and agricultural produce by exports from Birmingham, Bradford and Sheffield all would have been well For years we have had to pay for

According to a Westminster house The custom of changing lawn ten- agens fats and offices within easynis balls after every seven games our French imports largely in gold,ranch of the House of Parliament is a ridiculous extravagance, say the Now our supplies of gold have run have been almost at a premium evar Riviera, authorities. In one inter short and we have, without a me.

sipen the election.

national tournament there recently no fewer than 3,000 balls were used, ment'ʼn wärning, to close cur doors

and the value of the balls used in to French goods, to the great dis-

une singles match was over 24. tresa of thousands of French andering nomment un calf-made man,' -- était co que les Améris

English producers, retailers and un homme qui est arrive à la fores transporters.

du poignet après une existence toute de labeur et d'énergie Obituary notice in French news- paper.

Newly elected M.P.'s are ̈busy hunting for vacant houses or flats in the Wastmidster ares,

Calf-Made. Man.

There was cricket practice at night at the South-East London Sports Club at Ladywell, S.E.. by Arthur Gilligan, the former when the winter season was opened England captain.co

Economy in Tannis,

The tournament authorities sug. gest that balls should be renewed after two sets of play in future.

pride and the Gold Standard.

A abrewd South African trader writes that the efforts of the South African Government, to keep on the cold standard are prompted more by political than financial considera- tions.

had been her daily practice to tako According to her statement, it

some water to her father-in-law's house in the village as about & a.m. On Saturday when she brought the water there she was surprised to Bnd that the door of the house wea Fajar and, on entering, camo › upon the body of her father-in-law lying on a bed, the clothes and blankata of which were soaked in blood, His abdomen showed several terrible gashee

The daughter-in-law immediately left the house anil, together with a friend, went to the Fing. Shan Police Station to make a report. The journey took a couple of hours and as soon as the authorities were notified, they proceeded to the scene but so far no arrest has been made

The villagers believo. that two strangers who had visited the mur-| dered man on several occasions! during the week, are responsible for the outrage.

The Motorist's Epitaph. Hern lies the body of William Day: Who died disputing his right of

way,

He was right, doud right, as he

swept along,

But he's just as dead as if he'd"

been wrong,

Incidentally it seems to be appro- priate to either jay walkers or jay motorists.

Britain has repeatedly warned the world that the tarif war could hot | bs prosecuted indefinitely, to her One takes it that a calf-made man disadvantage. The World Economics amething between a self-made

man and a big shot," Conference of 1997, endorsed this view and the dbiegates from Afty | Oricket by Gas Light.

Those Nationalist politicians who countries passed resolutions em

lose no opportunity of telling the phasising the necessity of lowering

world that South Africa is an inde these barriers on world, trade. The

Pendent nation, which does not need answer of the politicians was that,

este in the eyes of the world if they any advice or assistance from Great Britains, feel that they will lowe. "the internal interests of each

follow the lead of England in the country must be the first considera. "The lighting is hy a special matter, of the gold standard. If tion of its government." No doubt type of gas installation which gives they can only keep on it, they think

Buch & soft non-glaring light that it will be a marvellous advertise Island and 20 years local banish Britain's action will seriously in it, is difficult to realise that one iament for their own political sagament by the Seine Tribunal for mar convenience the trade of the world, playing at night,”1-skid Mr. Lancity

Braund; the old Surrey, Somerset Perhaps the advertisement will not woman with whom he had been on at a very awkward time. Our govend England Tost cricketer, who is be quite what they expect. It may friendly terms. erament has, however, been forced the club's official coach..

prove to be one of those dubious testimonials." and even the hard-

to take these steps in order to avert The nets allow the bowler a six- de greater disaster of bankruptcy-yard run to the wicket, and there is ample room for every kind, of diaster which might well destroke. troy the whole fabric, of Western civilisation.. Words proved ineffec- tive, but it is to be hoped that Britain's rude lesson to her neigh bours will see a gradual ending of the economic greed and folly of

of the last thirty years.

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Houyetahot her in a taxicab dur- bit farmers of the backveldt maring a fit of jealousy,

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Local Notes and Events

Que case of diphtheria and two | We have received can attractive ! of enteric fever were reported on case diary for 1832, in brown Friday,

leather, from Messrs. Jazdine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, "the sole agents for The White Horse Din tillers, Ltd. Some interesting in- formation about the famous brand of whisky is grren and also mis- cellaneous information, commercial and sporting.

Many pages of the Gazette are devoted to an Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the taxation of tobacco.

There will be no meeting of the Rotary Club to-morrow, an account of the anniversary celebration on the following day,

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From the files.

HONG KONG & KOWLOON,

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TWO JOLLY GOOD

FELLOWS

MESSRS. PEREIRA AND. KERMANI HONDURED.

Manubers of the Indian Reurca- tion Club gathered to do honour to Messrs, F. D. Pertira and B. R. "Kermani-two of their fellow-mem

bers who took part in the recent Interport Cricket match-on Satur- day night when about, fitty people sat down to, dinner. Mr. A, el ArouHi• thể “President, was in the The Corinthian Yacht Club, which chair and others present included {has been making remarkable pro-XI, M. R. Abbas (Capt. 2nd XI), Messra A. A. Rumjahn (Capt. 1st

Looking Back 25 VORTE,

A young sautcher, who managed greas this season, is to be commend A. A. Rumjahn, A. H. Madar, A. to steal a handbag from a Chinese ed for its enterprise in forming a T. Barma, R. M. Omar HA woman in Pottinger Street, was action for motor-boata. This is Barma, O. Ismail, S. Harson, hotly pursued when the woman rais

Jemail, M. P Madar, ET

den Chairman's" Briosch? - In a happy apoeth, the Chairman

It is reported that. Siah Klan, Persian youth of eighteen who is, nearly twelve feet tall, is project ing a visit to Europe whore ha hopea to achieve wealth and fame. by reason of his great height. As soon as his intention was known Sheik Salim, who is fifty years old and The annual meeting of the Royal nineteen inches tall, suggested that Hong Kong Golf Club will be held ed a mie and ory. The boy turned novation, which is the first attempt D. Rumjan, F. M. rl Arcail, B ho might accompany him, on the Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & into Queen's Road Central from, at such an organisation in the Fat A. Ramjahn, S. A R. Ismail,

Co.'s Board Room on Thursday, at Fottinger Street and ran straight

East, was decided upon at a meet 4. Ham, A Rahmin and Dr. H ground that as opposite prodigies 5.30 p.m.

into the arms of a Chinese constable, 1 of the Committee on Wednesel Araull the one would enhance the spectacu-

He WAB taken to the Central day, when it was agreed to hold a lar effect of the other. It appears Mining Administration's mines for he had matched was recovered. It ing the season. A championship The total output of the Kailan Police Station and the bag which series of races for these craft dur probable that a bargain will be the week ending November, contained #112 in notes, and small cup and one or two other cups are proposed the tour of the susts of struck, and that Siah Khan and amounted to 180,053 metric tons, change, an

being presented. We are informed the evenings. Ho said that the fist, Sheik Salim will set out on their and the sales during the period to

that entries to date number eight. Intarport cricketer they honoured travels together. From the econo- 110,687 metric tons, f

and thas others are to be expected, with a dinner party had been. Mr. The New Territories Agricultural The following motor-bost sub-com A

their present mic point of view such prodigies

The new playground provided by Association held its monthly meet mitter was elected: Messrs. Oricket Captain are to be envied. Men will pay merely to look at them, and they the Hong Kong Rotary Club op ing estarday at Lady Hp Tung's Hands, WA. Drake, G. Har year the have in their mare physical preson-posite the Sallars and Boldiers' Experimental Farm, Tang Ying ton, W. Davidson cas a certain livelihood. The rest Home, in Wanchai will be opened. Hok, Per at Sheungshin The of us must provide society with some at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the day Committee are now bupiploccupied The Ven. Archdeacon,

in preparations for the forthcoming necessary commodity, or at any rate of the Anniversary Dinner.

Show to be held on January 8. and persuade society that the services we porform have a social valas,

The Committee of the Sailors 10, 1988, Bhek Wa Hui, near the but Sish Khan and Sheik Salim and Soldiers' Home grateful as Sheungshal RI Station His Bre in the happy position of being knowledges the receipt of the fol. Excellency the Governor har do able to draw profits from a passive lowing donation to the finds of thesented to open the band is display of their bodies. This lucra Home-M.S. Cornwall (Canteen praserting a cup agaja tantne, suc-mail. Mis A. Stoddard, who had Hong Fermani was one of the most dessful exhibitors, theshward to be Committee) $10,

determined by the Committee

nanlage

tive gift, not soquired but, born

Was ten

showed Shanghaj how played Interport cricket derfist time. they hilve" his dis plenera”, “ut un- carta anking others Messrs. performed a double wedding scrips Bhoore Lal Singh, nd fassen. and it was now their good fortune Yesterday at St. John Olzaradai; Hong Kong, when two well known to entertain Mesars. Kermani and workers for the Church Missionary Pereiral who slayed on opposite Society espoused two ladies wat sides a the Interport Cri- arrived together by the German ska ha Elghai and

Kong, se bridesmaid a shipboard friend, Mar Miss Maitland, bound for Amoy, formidable players on the Shanghai in them, is likely, however, to prove an embarrassment in their Mr. and Mrs. Li Yuktong were

became the wife of the Rev. P. Jenside, and his skill as an opening rine, what was supported by Mr,batemuan paved the way for th feinure hours, or at least to foron the happy recipients of bearty, can-:

B. F. Riokatta. Mina M Doherty, Shanghai vimany cite is now play. them to live. in great privacy. By gratulations from a host of friends walking casually along a crowded on Saturday, when they celebrated nearly thirty thouses The trafo for whom Miss Stewart of Bt.ingitar the FUNGEN ANKETA thoroughfare they provide a view Mr. Li's eighty-first birthday. They up and down the hill einde has grown Faul's College was bridesmaid, was inse was the of themselves gratia and thereby held a reception at their residence, so considerable that the idea of a married to Mr. J. Parker, whope Mr. Pardiralyor Frank, as that diminiširite market value. Who 120, Kennedy Road, and a hugely tramway wa nớt trengelodies, par hest man was the Rev A Stewart. I was how be was more familiar would pay for seat, in the opera attended Chinese dinner was given ticularly romantic or impracticable Both Indies were given away by the known to imembers of the Club when prima donnay were to be heard in their honour by then , Mr. when started a short time ago. The Rev. G. A. Bunbury, Mrs. Bun needed no introduction. Ein bonke for nothing in the stresist Siah Li Tua chung, at the kno Chow realisation of the scheme may be bury held a really happy receptioning one as last a lightning, but Eban and Sheik Salim dare not Hotel, West Point, in the evening deferred for a time, but he would at No. 2. College Gardens after in spite of his speed he puts quite mix pisssantly with their fellows

bo a bold spicis who would assert wards-Hong Kong Day Press, a lot of freak on the hall lay be for fear that their prodigious sta- The Shangha

úch that it will not be carried out with- December 7, 1908. ture should become commonplace is authorised by: and so odass to be marketable. But tional to promote porhaps they intend to show them- | Rotary Club selves sparingly in Europe morrodyr sta der to main enough wealth to tchow

less accept in the summer months.able to live openly amongst their at C

rers the French have

own people. Unless they are pro-ing fee. hibited a luxury imports, as dump RestauLED 40. Son upon fed prodigies unfairly competing | day, and Otting with the home product they should f hoc

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be able to stem from the Eurogean the wherewithal to bestow them- selves freely upon the

in the next three years 5 The Park

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thetista lelemamans, and cooler at. A striking indication of the, mosphere render it a piensant spot change which has taken place in the Cof the anomer, conditions of life in Hong Kong is înora bracing chis to be found in the propanál to 'erect":

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