NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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NOTICE
On FRIDAY, the 1st January,
SATURDAY, 1932, and
January, 1982, the Company Offloor and all Departments will be CLOSED.
"On them days;
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ABOUT CARS
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Give attention
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Tus HONOXONG DistansanY, Dispensing Department, will ho open for dispensing proscription's from 10 am to 1-p.m. and” trotu 6 p.m. to 7.80 p.m.
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WANCHAI.WESLEYAN- CHURCH.
THE Watch-night Fervice arranged for Thursday, December ist,
at 11.30 PM, at the Wesleyan Sailors and Soldiers'. Home cancelled.
magnificent
HILLMAN
HUMBER
fashioning of the roads
take for granted, and
ugly
and nohy vehicles that ply
pon
them. The early stages of rain
in
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News and Views
• bario cruelty is enough to rouse the conscience of the entire civilinad world, The Longus of Nations should write a few Notes to Stalin.
Destroying the Atom.
If Professor Millika really had
Jung something outiraly now. destroyed an atom by using three million volts of, electricity "ho, han
forced concrete architecture, with: This of the Day, its nevero and simple lines, will
Doctor, I shore so badly I often scem wonderful, and a great ad. nk myself up."
Then I should advise yo to sleep about it. vance upon the older system of the next room," building Perhaps soins historian will be able to say:
Penalty for Murder. "It was the
the Apparently age when the world was trembling crime in Russin is political crime. most serious
en the varge of immense discovery: If a comrade is Aippant to a Cóm when the coming of the death rny, missar, or heckles a member of the suddenly making war impossible Ogpu, it appars that so grave a view is taken of it that he cannot be and" all armaments obsolete, was tried-by-one-of-the judges who are hourly expreted. VORONOFF and his appointed weekly from among his fellow-workers in the factories, WIZARD school were promising a shadow o
Those can only deal with minor immense longevity. Disease was matters like murder, for which even if it is premeditated, the being conquered. Nothing seemed maximum. sentence is only ton beyond the scientists of that time ! EINSTEIN, EDIB03, and the many little-known inventors and innova- tors of to-day may loom immenso na the great artists and poets of An-
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See them at the
UNION CHURCH, HONG KONG.
THE
HR Social and Watch-night Service stranged for Thursday evening, 31st December, is cancelled. 1840
RAW SILK TARIFF.
WITH referener to the incrasse of
20% on all (onference Cargo, Shippers are informed that the rate of freight on Raw Silk will rovert to the equivalent Sterling of the 1980 Silk Tariff, from the las January 1932,
This is an increase of approximately 20%
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agents P. & O.. 8. N. Ch.
R. O'HE
Agent, MESSAGES MARITIMES OIE Hong Kong, 31st Dec., 1931.
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONG KONG
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THE President and Committea regret that it has been found necessary to oncol the Annual Ball which it was proposed to hold on the 6th January, .1999.
A
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
Secretarion and Treasurers,
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NOTICE
8 from the 1st day of January, 1982, the busines heretofora carried on by T. E. Griffith, Ltd. in Cantor, China will be carried on by the undersigned. The new Company is not taking over any of the assets or liabilities of the old Company.
Dated this lat January, 1932. "
T. B. GRIFFITH (1932) LTD.
CANTON 1626]
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(IN VOLUNTARI LIQUIDATION)."
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In Nathan Road. Kowloon.
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PENNEY-CAMPBELL.The engagement is announced of HELEN, daughs ter of Doctor and Mrs. Jashna
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, DECRÜBER 37, 1831.
EXIT 1931,
Italy.
It is interesting to vision for one moment how the awakening of Chine, the modernising of Japan, the roustag of South America, and the opening up by the aviator of the dark places of Asia and Africa, will appear to the world of the future. The fret that Japan forged
ahead of China, may be forgotten, ay it is now forgotten that until the Toming of the Norman land lagged behind the rest Europe in the culture eleventh century,
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of
of
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So many people in Russia have been murdered by the State that this lonient view of murder by the individual seems to suggest that the Soviet in making some further con- cessions to the principle of private enterprise.
Smoking at Westminster.
But
Lord Rutherford once claimed to have disintegrated the nitrogen atom by "bombarding" it with tha Alpha particles of radium. this was a somewhat misleading use of words. He did not fire" the Alpha particles off; he murely ob served an affoot which takes place automatically in nature wherever vadium and nitrogen are in contact.
Ouro for Seasickness,
It is strange that no one "has over thought of the simplest cure for sax-sickness before, and that it has boon left to a passenger on an Ita lian liner to discoven it. He just got out and awam.
|Morry Airman,
At the dinner of the Junior Aero Regulations against amoking in Club to Squadron-lender. Orlebar certain parts of the House of Com- and Flight-lieut. Stainforth in re- mons building are being rigidly on-cognition of the Schneider tri- forced.
aphs the company ang with great gusto a song entitled "Orles bards of the Air" (Geoffrey Bor- man's parody). It ran, in part:
Members-both old and new-are frequently being checked by police men for smoking in the lobbies and corridors. It is not so long since receptacles were fixed all over the stumps. building for cigarette and cigar
That was because there had been damage to carpets. regulations has caused some
The sudden tightening up of the
prize and curiosity.
The Silent Drama,
Sur-
ordered Charlie Chaplin to "Speak Judge Sir Alfred Tonia, who
up, lost his voico two days later when about to take a jury case at Westminster County Court.
with
|BOAN.
Win smashed speed record? "1" and George Stainforth, "I set on my plane forth, I killed speed record." All the men of the air Thought "the instrumenta ware
Tying
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Then they heard of the "speed"
at which George hart been
Aying.
Ruined Chicago.
The Mayor of Chicago is appeal. ing to its wealthiest citizens to dip
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET,
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS,
There were no fresh developments at the opening session yesterday morning, conditions being steady with rates a shade casior. ¿
A
Balear
Hong Kong Landa, #99). Hong Kong Electrics, $785. Entertainments, $184, Romition, 812:15. Hong Kong Ropes, 816,
Buyers.
Waterboats, $25. Providents (old), 5. Providenta (new), $2.40. Chinese Estatos, 295. Peak Trams (old), #154.. Peak Trams (new), 28, Telephones (phrt' paid), #291. Canton, Ioss, $54. Agriculturals, 310.10. Watsons, 16.80.. Constructions (old), $5.55; Constructions (now), $1,45, Wharves, $154. Hotels (old), #15.15. Realties, $11.00: Trams, #29.10.
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Star Ferries, '998). China Lights, $27.65. Singapore Tractions, 3/-. Cements, (old), #19.65. dements (new), #12). Powells, 234.
Bellera.
Realties, $191.
Raube, $40.
Star Ferries, #001.
into their pockets to save the city Woman Drivers. from utter ruin. It is understood, that it is proposed, if the response
The Secretary of the National
be kept safe for Mr. Capone when per cent. of motorists involved in he emerges from prison.
Unrlaced.
is
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accidents are women drivers, and that although women drivers do.
At Gordon Richards's dinner toilly things such as pulling up in his fellow-jockeys Tom Reece, the the middle of the road to look at billiard player, told Tom Webster something, or signalling wildly this story...
when it comes to taking dangerous A office boy was standing about risks they are much better than one afternoon when his employer they are painted. entered and said briskly, Here. nty 'boy, the are you on this after
noon !"
He made a few observations in a whisper to counsel and it was The break down of our economie agred the jury should be dispensed is inefficiently encouraging, to "Safety First Association bas is- machinery will be forgotten. The
Then, when he had a question for release Mr. Al Capone in order that sued a spirited defence of women fact that in the United Statea thou a witness, or a point to put to At all costs, it is felt, Chicago must motorists. He asserts that under 3
he may be invited to pay his shore, sands were in want while the ponsel, he wrote it on a slip of market was glutted with corn and paper and handed it down. TPS cotton will be dismissed in popular Loudspeakers and Crime.
historica in a sentence, and t Following hard on the announce Euriar brevity will be shown in rement of the use of loudspeakers for cording the failure of the gold subduing hostile tribes comes the standard and, the slump in silver.
roport, from Mr. Bentwich, for merly Attorney-General in Pale Let us hope that at least they stino, that loudspeakers are instal will be able to say of us.
beled in every cell in Russian pri-
Without statistics to show that wildered, and distressed,
ratio of male to female drivers.. none The prospect of being compelled
thin figure does not take us very knowing what the morrow would to listen to all the B.B.C. pro- The boy, who perhaps was more far. But in the circumstances, the On New Year's Eve, for nearly the ring suspicious of each other, grammes during his sentence would keen on racing that about his fact that women are got damaged
holding weapons
bo enough, one would think, to work, replied with equal switness, when they pull up in the middle of past decade, the final comments on
of appalling crack the most hardened British "On two of Jarvis's, sir." the road or signal wildly suggest power in their hands, filled with criminal into oraving solitary con The employer turned purple, "Go that the skill of the men motorists the dying year Kave been that, instinctive racial prejudices, ever finement. In Russia, where Host and get your money at once, he must be even more remarkable than "we are glad to wee the end o shadowed by fear of new diseases of the programme consist of the ful said. with the finality of dismissal, that of the women. In other words, it." Usually a gloery rider about and old opidemics, they fought natury lectures of revolutionary Why have they won ?" asked all motorists are just too wonder
leaders, the thought of such bar the boy ongarly.. future prospects has been added-doggedly through to a better age.” Perhaps 1931 will prove a turning and fulfilled, How much more point: the year when Britain turn widely, and with what depth of feeling will such things be said of
1931, the year of floods and earth- | quakes, of the great depression, the Manchurian crisia and a host
of
of other natural and political dis-
turbances!
好站
One amusing thing, however, is
ed her back on dreans and faced reality; when the nations' learned from economic distress what neither way nor prosperity had been able to teach them!
THE SEA WINS.
Ts bullion in the wrecked liner
the thought of the way in which Egyps will not be recovered; after fature ages will view the present all, this year. The Italian divers Tan Extraordinary General time. Unless the spirit of adven have overcome many obstacles, till
Mesting of the above-named
it seemed that they might yet he Obmyang duly convened and he'd atture dies out of the human race the successful in the teeth of the aft its registered offices at homeen, Canton
vancing winter. Their hopes, how ever, have not been realised. Bad weather and stormy sens have been
on the 2nd day of Documber, 1931, general opinion will be, even if the following resolutions were daly passed and at Babsequent Extraorlife was uncomfortable and uncer dinary General Meeting of the Members
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tful...
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Local Notes and Events
The Exchange. Banks will be closed for the transaction of public business on Friday and Saturday, January 1 and 2, 1932,
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The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending December 12, amounted to 119,182 metric tons, and the sales during the period to
123,489 metric tons.
When the three Japanese who were sent to prison for a month for glowing away on a steamer from Japan were discharged from gaol, they were brought before the} Magistrate on a charge of vagrancy, It was stated; however, that the Japanese Consul was arranging for their return to Japan in a few days' time. The men were then com mitted to the House of Detention pending their departure:
of the said Company, also duly convened tain, it must have been thrilling against them, but in the last it in Pedder Street had been abolish. trom 3 Lockhart Road.
and held at the same place on the 30th day of December, 1931, the same resolutions were duly confirmed as Special Resolutions, viz:
(1) That the Company be wound up
voluntarily.
(2) That Mr. H. A. Ansett of Can- to be anti is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding up Dated this 29th day of Dec., 1931.
M. A. ANNETT,
Chairman
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FOOTBALL. CHARITY MATOH IN AID OF EARL HAIG'S FUND. SERVICES & CIVILIANS
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AT
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB'S GROUND"
ON NEW YEAR'B«DAY. HIS EXUELLANOX THE GOvaason WILL KICK OFF at 8.30 PM
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TOLERATED "HOUSES.
CHINESE AND GOVERN- MENT'S DECISION,
PROTESTS BY MERCHANTS,
The Government's decision 농업 close the Chinese brothols the Weet Point and Yaumati districts was the subject of a discussion ar the monthly meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerc which took plade yesterday. Mr. Wong, Kwong-tin being in Li
from the files. chiz
Looking Back 25 Years.
Major Chapman of the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps has been ap pointed provisionally to act as Com- mandant vice Major C. O. Prit chard, on leave.
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Lettors
wore read" from the Sharks Fins Dealers Association, Fruit and Vegetable Dealers' A söciation, Restaurant Owners' As- sociation, Fishmongera?" Association there was also one from Mr. Ho and several other..such bodies white Iu. They wore all to the effect that the proposed step might caus
fall in Chinese business, as the closure of the brothels would mean loss business for the rentaurants. ultimately less business. för Chinese merchants, such as those mentioned above,
Some discussion followed, after which it was decided to forward the letters to the three Chinese repre- sentatives ois the Legislative Coun cil in the hope that they would tako the matter up on behalf of
When charged before" Mr. E, H. Wilhams yesterday for parking his
Sentences of two months and six car in Pedder Street, Mr. W. H. weeks' hand labour respectively Parkin of the Royal Air Force were passed by Mr. Schofsid at Sir Frederick Dozier, Chief pleaded guilty but said that he had Central Police Court yesterday on Justice of New South Wales, has just returned from the North and two Chinese who were convicted of appointed Mr. W. H. Donsid, of did not know that the parking stand the theft of a Duro motor pump Hong Kong, a commissioner of the ed. He was fined $5,
A third Supreme Court to take Onths and man involved in the theft had not Afidavits and Acknowledgments of The ous celebrations will be Court by the police that the two Wales.
been traced, but it was stated in Married Women. for New South held at the Kowloon Football Club defendants had given every possible on New Year's Day when a fancy assistance to the authorities in The members of the local branch dress football match will be played order to try and locate this man. of the Sanitary Institute yesterday members. Pipe Major Mackie and was quite a serious between Married versu Single His Worship said that the offence paid a visit to the new Military Other business transacted at the one, but as Hospital in Bowen Road. The party mesting was purely of a formal na- his Highland dancers will be in both defendants had helped the was conducted over the building ture. attendance and there will also be police, he would impose light sen- by Lieut. Ryley, R.AM.O. The Before, the meeting was termina:- hospital is well equipped and hated, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin reminded Accommodation for at least 250 members of the At Home" in the patienta. Although not quite Chamber at 3 p.m. on Now Year's finished it has been occupied by a Day. sumber of patients but happily it isn again empty.-Hong Kong. Daily Press, December 81, 1900,
a motor-egris football match.
Police evidence of arrest of the two accused who are on trial at
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tences.
Perhaps the dwellers in quiet and stands they have been defeated by peaceful garden cities, built the darkness. The rays of the low-hung world over on the best prinsiples winter sun could not penetrate the ocean to the depths at which the Egypt lies. The diver was lowered to the wreck, but he could not see :. a yard outside his prison. So the No doubt they will find great men Artiglie sailed away from the scenu and fascinating subjects for annly of the wreck and reluctantly aban tical biographies in living person doned all the gold until next spring. alities the great dictators like The failure, in so far as it is a STALIN MUBBOLINI and MUSTAPHA failure, is an honourable one.) KEMAL uble and fascinating Already the company has come for monarchs like ALFONSO of Spain, nearer success than the rest of the WILHELMA of Holland, the SHAH of world believed possible when it Persia, and ALBERT of Belgium to began. Five decks have been out
Their Royal Highnessce Prince" Lord and Lady Harris and Lord mention but a few of the crowned away and the top of the bullion.
Albert, Victor and Prince George | Zouche, who have been staying at of Wales lunched with Sir John Government House for the past heads of to-day. These are the room is removed. The final stages
While on his way home with the and Lady Hennessy yesterday at week, left on Thursday for Chaton. political giants, with a molten and of the salvage should offer little day's takings on Tuesday evening, fovernment House. Admiral Lord Ma maleable world yielding to their diffically when light comes with the uncled near to Man Mo Rey, N. Dalton, Mr. Gordon there will be no issue of the Daily a fishmonger at the Western Mar Clanwilling, Admiral Daperre, the To-morrow being New Year's Day hammer blows, and being shaped spring. We must sympathise with Temple, Hollywood Road, by three Staford Northcols, Private Secre Press on Monday, The Shipping the divers who have been forced men who relieved him of a cash fary, and out. Cox, A.D.C., were Extras will be published on Mon- "Above all, this will be called to retire when they had come un box containing $43.17 The man alan present The band of the day as usual.
raised an
alarm and when the French flagshin Themis played a the age of scientific renaissance near their goal, and we must con thieves realised that they could not selection of music during the lun- Future romanticists will find ingratulate them on what is already away with the box they threw theon-inng Fong Daily Press, Bpiration for poetry and act in the a great achievement,
ib away and it was recovered later. December 31, 1981:
now!
the Criminal Bessions on a charge Singapore and Hong Kong will robbery was given during the salto place on the Cricket Ground whole of yesterday's hearing to-day at 1.30-Mr. Tomkins for the close the Crown had till two Hong Kong, and Mr. d'Almada for
more witnesses to call. The Court Singapore. Best of Ave sets. will rise after the morning sitting fo-day and adjourn until next Mon. day,
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Looking Back 60 Years,
the Chamber
£800 Left to Bank Stan,
A legacy of £500 has been left by Mr. Frederick Henry Smallman, of Wimbledon, to the 12 members of the National Bank,
N the staff of the Belgravia branch of
In his will Mr. Smallman refers places where I have always received to the Belgravia branch as the the greatest attention and muth kindness.
Mr. Smallman, who was the in- come-tax collector for Knights- The Singles Lawn Tennis Match | bridge, died on Nov. 1, ob the age Between the representatives of of 90. He left £12,082 (net per-
(Continued on previnha column.), I sonalty £11,157).
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