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TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS ja Triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Now Kowloon Quarry Lot No. 3" will be received at the Colonini Sourotary's Office until Noon of HON- DAY, the 8ru day of DECEMBER 1831, for the occupation for a pariad commenoinar from the date of notifies tion of noceptance of tender and ending on 31st December, 1988, of the piece or parsel of ground as shown coicured of red on s plan signed by the Diretor Public Works and unted 4th December, 1981, and subject to the conditions which oan bo nacertained' at the office of the Director of Public Works, Upset anaual fee $1,200.

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Each tender must be accompariwi by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonia! Treasury a sum of $100 as a pledge of | the bine fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfaited to the Crown in the svent of the tenderer, whose tender, is acepted, refusing to carry out "the terms and conditions of his tender.

On the acceptanos of a tender the deposits of nanooossful tenderers will be returned to them,

Form of tondor and further particu- lars can be obtained from the fee of

the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not bind itself

to accept the highest or any tenders

HAROLD T. CREASY,

Director of Public Works.

11th, Docsaber, 1931.

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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ISEALED TENDEES in Tripli- cate, which should be clearly marked Tendor for permission to obtain clay from a rareol of Crown 1 and at Chu Kwo Ling, 8. D. III, N. T. will be reprint at the Colon ini. Secretary's Office until Noon of THURS DAY, the 31st DECEMBER, 1931, for the occupation for a period commencing from

the dkin of notification of acceptance of fender and ending on 21st December, 1934, of the piece or parcel of ground, containing about o

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1931,

KAI SHOK Army The Annam border trouble, it is suggested, w inrouted for the purpose of crent- ing popular indignition agninat. CHANG TIT Fur Tar leaving hir country'a frontier undefended. Yet further complications are. CLUBed by the student outbreaks and tho murmuring against tho Kuomin tang of the Young China Party, whoy activities are supposed to be sedulously fostered by Nanking's

okl enemies, Fann Yu Hanya and Y HẠI SHAN, from their mous thin fastnes809,

" is as compleated as a gaine of super-chess, the situation being nicely balanced while the pro- tagonists know what they are doing, how it will ent and who will us office and power.. Where Chinese statesmen and generals are making An error is in not keeping the game to themselves and a few mercenaries upon, whose actions they could pretty well rely. The stirring up of Nationalisin may head' to danger. The mass of Chinese people are genninely nugry and alarmed at the course of events in Manchuria In all, the more accessible parts of the DURO GARAGE country hands of students and

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Tale of the Day.

News and Views

Cochet Turns to Aviation.. Who's Tam Smiff

Henri Cochet, the French tennis Tom Smiff, why don't yer champion, has recently became an aviator In Barritz, he and adready been aton fying with Michel Des troyat, the aerial aerobat. Cochet was so enthusiastis that as soon as he was back in Paris, he went to the Villacoublay aerodrome to take less sons in order to obtain his pilot's license. His instrucor saya he will be as clever in the air as he is on the tennis courts,

The chap what saved the Orient Footers from losin larst Sabday."

Is that so Where does e play Play E don't play; de's the roforos.'

Bishop Pays Homage to Norman

Invader,

gathering in London recently how The Bishop of Winchester told n'

he had been required to perform the ceremony of paying homage to Wil- liam the Conqueror.."

Before any Bishop of Winchester is enthroned in his own enthedral, ho said, it is customary for him to visit St. Lawrence's Church, of that city and lock himself up for a few momenta. The ceremony is not It recalls the days meaningless. when homage, had to be paid to Wil- liam the Conqueror.

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Close Cuts,

Two shopkeepers in the fur tynde

were discussing the cutting of prices. "I've marked all my goods down," anid the Brat," ton third or even a quarter of the original prices.? “I've gone a lot further than that,” replied his friend. "My prices are so low "that, when burglars broke into my shop the other night, tifor went away without taking anything. It was cheaper to come back and,

Real Stage Graf

Mr. Tudor Davies. the wall- known British tenor, heard of the sudden death of his mother while he was singing the principal part in a performance of "Carmen, the Old Vic.

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"A tragic coincidence was that al the time he heard of his hereave ment ho was portraying on the stage the role of a grief-strickou son who hears of his mother's death,

Bagdad Shoemakora Rival Paris

Stylists.

Modern German machinery has revolutionized the loather industry in Bagdad. It is producing highly finehed king of the very highest grade.

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Some of the skins turned out aro fine enough to be used for holstering furniture, or even for bookbinding. They can command a markos at four гиросн (about

buy the stuff in the morning." This 1.G.81.28)

1 skin, compared. with sight annns (about 10

kor`s fight from Newfoundland is "wise crack" from Whitecha conts) obtained for skins fluish-

egoss the Atlantic in 1974.

An envelope with an Australian stamp 1930 for the Ross Smith fight the first English Right from Austra lia-was sold for £4 38.

-Used Cigarette.

Big Fight Stamps.

22 29. was paid last month at Farmer's, Old Bond-street, for an ardent propagandists of the Kuo-unused 3 pent brown stamp for How mintang are preaching crude and primitive patriotism. Millions of Chinese are asking why the armies of their country are not being mobilised and led to the support of that somewhat inadequate here, General MA CHAN SHAN. When they are told that CHIANG KAI SHKK mast Arst be eliminated, that various conferences must be held and party and personal differences resolved the simpler brands of patriot may get impatient. Some uncultared JOAN OF ARC or War TYLER may arise from among the masees. Some Chinese PTER-THE- HERMIT may start preaching a crusade.

What acclaim CHIANG KA SHER would have received had he marched

nore, then du er red on plaid CHIANG KAI SHEK RESIGNS.north, even if he had done no more

by the Director of Public Works and dated 9th December, 1931, but wobjast to certain conditions which can be ascer tained at the Office of the Director of Publio Works.

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Epsob annual fes $1,000.., Each tender must be accompanied by receipt to the effect that the tonderer Hus deposited in the Colonial Treary a sum of $100 as a ledge of the bona fides of bin offer, which saw she' be forfeited to the Crown if the tender refas to carry out his tender and comply with the conditions, should th tender la socepted,

Form of tender and further particu lars can be obtained from the Office of the Director of Public Works.

The Government does not bind itself

to accept the highest or any tender.

HÅBOLD T. ORMASY,

Ir is impossible to sta in to resignation of CHIANG KAI SHEK more than" a

manoeuvre in the

Chinese political game. There is no sign of a general and popular movement against the ex-President and towards national unity in

China.

Groups of politicians in Nanking, Shanghai and Canton are

cautiously negotiating among each

than entrench west of Chinehow and there train and increase his army! No doubt CHANG had very good reasons for doing nothing of the sons, but if the inflaming of simple and ignorant people is con- tinted, one of these days some rude and honest foot will give the Chinese political chessboard a resounding kick and proceed to tread the little picces that happen to be on the board, at the time, remorselessly into the mud

other, bargaining, demanding guar- MOTOR "BOAT SUCCESSES.

Director of Public Works,antees, taking refuge in Hong

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THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.

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Kong, and being stricken with r is only a little over two years. sudden and unexpected illnesses ago that the well-known designer after the usual methods of modern and builder of one of the first flying Republican state-traft.

boats and owner of the first com; Mr Hu

mercial seaplane line, Mr. Scott Paine, founded the Power Beat

HAN MIN, General CHANG FAT FUI

three are

ANTRIES for the Fourth Extra and Marshal Li TSAI H1x are said Company, Southampton; out our Eave Mecting to be held at

Dr. C. Cing that short period his company Macso on Sunday, December 27, to be in Hong Kong. 1981, will close at 12 o'clock NOON Wu, Mr. EUGENE CITES and Mr. has advanced to a conspicuous post. to-day.

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tion and its busts have secured Sux Fo are in Shanghai. The last striking successes in various im- not supposed to be pertant international events. The A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.sima grata with Gondral Curs firm has built many famous racing THAI TONG, who holds the real craft, including "Miss England 1," still the fastest single-engined гOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

According to boat in the world;." Miss Britain that the Directors of the above. power in Canton. named Company have resolved to issue Chinese reports effort is being made 1," winner of the Detroit News: 30,000 shares forming the rodeiving part of the unissued Capital of the to detach part at least of CHEN Trophy and Miss Britain 11" Company and that shot shares shel in the first instance be offered to the TRAI TONG's Eighth Army from its which was launched and tried with

appearing

great success on the 10th of July in the Company's register af members as shareholders on prosent allegiance, possibly with to defend this trophy in the event the 1st day of January, 1832, o par view to reinstating LI. TA Hers, of America attempting to regain it. and on terms and conditions which will be communicated to such personяitw former Commander-in-Chief. Owing to the very considerable at a later date. The attention of all persons who are now or may become The movements of the Canton Navy demand for one hundred per cent before the 1st day of January, 1932. and Air Force to Kin Chow, in British boats, both for pleasure and the holders of shares in the aborg Southern Kwangtung, have excited utility purposes; the firm erought named Company in respect of which their names karo not been entered in speculation, and it has been rumour out a range of engines from eight the Company's register of membera ed that the respective leaders, were to two hundred horse power, is particularly directed to the above

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Waste Land Farmed by Adṣialdo.

Youths...

Hardly vacant block of laud

ed by the old-fashioned rough- and ready process which used to he followed in Bagdad, and which bad not changed since the days of the Arabian Nights.

Banana Gaine in Favour."

the

is to be seen in and around Ade- laido as a result of the city's ao smoking for women is going on in the during the trade slump.

A whirlwind campaign against tivities in providing employment!

Bananas are becoming very pop- United States, directed, of course,. Cultivation, of waste landlar in France and more and more. particularly against cigarettes. Now owners of such property having are eaten there each year. In 1921 the cigarette has always been the placed it at the disposal favourite mark of some very energe City Council for this purpose-has 19,000 tons, five years Inves

of the the port of Dieppe alone imported. tic organisations in America, and in been part of the well-organized figure rose to 127,000, and last year some States (Kansas, it is under stood, is one of them) it is banned i programme for helping unemployed it was 182,000 tons. The Canary already-which is how prohibition of youths. Other boys are being train- Isles supply most of this fruit, From alcoholic liquors began.

ed in carpantry, metal moulding, Dieppe" they are sent all over more especially to and cabinet making or else sent to Franes, but

Paris, where they are taken in the pig farms to learn agriculture.

Mr. Hare An Eari.

refrigerator cars of the State Rail- ways. Some days as many as 200 of these cars filled with clusters of banansa leave Dieppe for Paris.

It is difficult to itnderstand why the cigaretic should be thus singled out, sines a good deal of medica! opinion holds that it is the least. harmful form of smoking, milder than either cigar or pipe, and un- like the latter, innocent of ever

causing nicotine blindness.

"Lady Astor has a Secret.

Viscountess Astor, M.P., speaking at Students Movement House, Run sell-square, W., said that every body had a little more money than they liked anybody to know about.

I never even let my husband know what I have," she said. It is a great distress to me that my bankers should know about my money affairs.

"I like to have a little in my heart that nobody knows about."

Scotland and Prohibition,

Viscount Ennismore, who in his Cambridge days announced that he would not use his title and would: { be known in future as" Mr. W. F. Hare," becomes an earl by the The present is of such stringency death of his father, tho that statesmen should give a lend Earl of Listowel. He is 25,

to the people by abolishing the 11- A member of the family has an- quor traffic, declared: Mr. James nounced to the Home press

that Brown, the Lord High Commission- Viscount Ennismore will take the er of the General Assembly of the title of the earldom."

Church of Scotland, when he open- "For two years now," he said,ed the third day's proceedings at Viscount Ennismore has dropped the Order of Good Templara' bazaar the name W. F. Hare, and has held at Glasgow recently been known by his proper tillo.

"Prohibition is wanted in tho

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The whole family will be grate-atate, in spite of all that is and LEAVE TO APPEAL. ful if you will make it clear that against it and against those who Viscount Ennismore will take the try to introduce it," Mr. Brown title,"

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Local Notes and Events

Mr. R. M Dyer will present the prizes at the Kowloon Junior School at 10.30 am.. to-day.

Normal working of talegrams with Shanghai and beyond has been re- established,

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The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong branch of the Boy Secuta Association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Room, the City Hall, at 5.18 p.m. Tuesday 22nd December. His Ex- cellency the Governor, Chief Scout for Hong Kong, has. kindy pro mised to take the chair.

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From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years,

His Excellency the Officer Ad- As a result of the recent bazaar ministering the Government has held in connection with St. Paul's been pleased to appoint. T. Sercombo Girls' Colleges, the sum of $1,030 Smith, Police Magistrate, to act as (Shanghai currency), representing | Colonial Beeretary, with effect from $1,000 (Hong Kong currency). . Decoraber fs, and Mr. A. B. Oglu, ing part of the proceeds, has been Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, to be forwarded by the Bishop of Vic his Aide-do-Camp, with effect from toria, as Chairman of the School, the same date. Council, to Bishop Roots of Han- kow, towards the fund for Flood

The total output of the Kailan Miging Administration's mines for the week ending November 28, amounted to 190,922 metric tona, and the sales during the period to 90,301 metric tons.

The Handmaster of the Central British School and Mrs. Nightin- gale have issued invitations for the school to-day and to-morrow. Annual fancy dress party at the

Relief in the Hankow districts, Christmas and New Year greet- ing cablegram, will be received by the Great Northern Telegraph Co.!

at reduced rates from to-day up criticism of the drawings. Might January 6 Minimum for each not a similar club be established in message will be ten words.

Hong Kong The one at Bingapore owes its origin to a lady.

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resolution and to the fact that in the not averse to a reconciliation with first was a hundred horse power Noronha to Miss: Ana Maria Basto, their names soon in order that an Prometheus, and several destroyers

DECISION RESERVED BY

FULL COURT.

Further legal argument took place before the Full Court yesterday when the hearing of the application for leave to appeal against a judg ment of the Puiane Judge was ro sumed before the Chief Justice (Sir. Joseph Kemp) and Mr. Justice Lindacil.

The appellant was represented by Mr. Richard C. H. Lim (instructed by Mr. P. H. Sin, while the respon- dents

were represented by Mr. Mr. M. A. da Silva). Leo d'Almada, jun., (instructed by

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Their Lordships reserved decision peal would be allowed. on the point as to whether the ap

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Judge was one claiming 8026 for The action beard by the Puisno goods sold and delivered and "ma- terials supplied, and costs of the action. After several hearings, on November 23, his Lordship entered judgment for the plaintiffs with The P. & O. .. Simla which costs. arrived in

port on Saturday Mr. d'Almada had argued that brought among other passengers there were irregularities in the form Brigadier General Broadwood, the of application and notice of motion newly appointed Commander-in- f'on which the application could not Chief of the Forces in Hong Kong succeed. He made further comment and South China. On arrival of on these grounds after Mr. Lim bad the Simla the General was met on argued the legal points in support board by Colonel Darling and his of his application. The President and Committee of

staff, who brought him ashore in the the Sailors and Soldiers Eoms We are requested to state that Governor's launch and escorted him gratefully acknowledge the receipt. Subscriptions Lists to the Public to the Hong Kong Hotel where he of the following donation to the Ball are now lying on the tables of will reside, until the repairs to funda of tho Home:H.M.S. the Hong Kong Club and the Club Headquarters House are completed. "Moorben (Ship's Company) Germania, and at Mesara Lane,

Crawford & Co. and the Hong Kong The Terrible, cruiser, arrived. Dispensary. Gentlemen intending safely at Plymouth with the paid- The wedding of Mr. Jose Eduardo to subscribe are requested to enter off crews of Astraes, Alarity and/ event of

such perrous wishing to CHIANG KAI SEEK. On the other engine for speedboat purposes, and

is to take place at the Rosary estimate may be made of the extent on the China Station. She steamed participate in the said offer they should hund the Kwangi militariats, Pz this has since been used with great Church, Kowloon," at 4.30 p.m. on of the preparations to be carried most of the way from Hong Kong fakes immediato, stops to have their names entered in the Company's regis CHEUNG Hay and "La TSUNG JEN, Success in seaplane tenders. This Saturday, December 20. It is to be out. A ticket entitles the suburiher to Malta with ons propellor, having ter of members.

show no eagerness to welcome back engine has also been installed in followed by a reception at the Club to bring all the ladies of his family, lost her starboard propeller about LI THAI HEIN, and give every pleasure craft, being used in vari-

500 miles from Hong Kong. The German authorities evidently Torrible also had on board the

London, Dec. 0.-Under the appearance of loyalty to Cues T81 ous parts of Great Britain, and in

During a dispute over Bom, do not allow the plundering of the Colonel Defence Committee, which Government policy of Empire pre TONG..

money boatman of a sand junk German steamer Quinta to rest had been inspecting the fortifica forence the British Navy is in fu- France and Switzerland, and it is received a out on the right wrist, quietly. It will be remembered that: tions of Hong Konx. Malta nud ture to drink only Empire tena. From a Chinese source we get unclaimed that in no single case has and was later taken to the Kowloon this steamer was driven ashoro dur Gibraltar After disembarking rat-

This was announced in the House Ingenious explanation of the alleged it failed to perform its duties. The hospital for treatment Fie allogen- ing some bad weather several weeks ings for Devonport, the vessel pre Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Bolton of Commons-to-day by the First that the steersman of the boat with since, upon the island of Taichow, ceeded to Portsmouth.Hong Kong Eyres Monsell, in reply to a ques French warlike preparations" on price of "this engine has been re whom he had had a quarrel bad in- and while lying there was plunder Daily Press, December 6, 1905, the borders of Annam. CHANG FATduced until it is lower than that ficted the injury.

ed by the natives of the island, be#f Fox's "Ironsides are in the West of any competing foreign, engine in

ing subsequently reduced to a mere Looking Back 50 Years.

A question as to whether empire A small fire broke out at 38, Yuen shell by fire. The gunboat Wolf!

preference would extend to the use of Kwangsi near Angam, and it is the world. The firm also build Chau Street, in the Shamshuipe went to the spot and when she left. From the Straits Times we notice of British rubber for road making hoped to keep them there to meet utility craft, and their vessels built district, on Wednesday morning the Taotsi had two men in custody that a aketohing club has been in in order to asent the rubber indus. that wholly imaginary megara. for ase in tropical waters have been when an oven of the Tung. Hing Since then the German authorities existence in Singapore for the last try that with a different reply. Mr CHANG's idea is to march north, despatched to many parts of the paught alight and caused damngs ward at Peking. What action may successful, I recently held a sairer told his questioner he was unable Mesquita Joan Stick Company have had the matter brought for ten months, and has been very P. Pybus, Minister for Transport, nominally to join Mi CHEN SHax in world, including the Belgian Congo, in goods to the value of 8200. The be taken with regard to the matter when works by the members were to urge the use of rubber in prefer. the North-East corner of Manchuria, the Dutch East Indies, Buence on the scene and had the outbreak Kong Daily Prest, December 10; dancing was combined with the were more economien or equally

Kowloon Fire Brigade were quickly we are as yet unable to state-Wang exhibited, and the recreation of enge to other road materials, which/.. but notually to reinforce Caraso Aires, Morocco and Egypt,

extinguished in about half an hour. 1881.

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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONG KONG

TEMBERS send in MEMBEBA are requested to Be ations for tickets for the Ball, to be held at the Pazarla Hotel on Wedno day, 6th January, 1831,

Englishmen wishing to join the So disty may obtain particulars from the under-signed.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Secretarios and Tressctors, Alexandra Building.

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