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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY MAIN COMPANY, LIMITED; -

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Mom- bers of the above named Company will be held at the Offloo of "Monars, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. LIMITED, Pedder Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, bn TUESDAY, the 16rs day of EBRUARY, 192, at 12.16 p.m., immediately after the Annual Gedora! Meeting of the Company, for the purpose of con sidering and if thought at passing. the following resolution as an Extra. ordinary Resolution.

That the Articles of Associnton of the Company be altered in manner following:-

(a) by deleting

the #gures $10,000.00 in the third line. of Artiola 95(a) of the Company's Articles of Asso- niation and substituting there- for the Agures 315,000. P. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV AN that a further ALSO EXTRAORDINART GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Company will be held at the same time and place on WEDNESDAY, the o day of MARCH, 1892, for the purpose of receiving a report of the proovedings at the above mentioned. meeting and of confirming if thought it the above mentioned resolution as

a Special Revolutiva......

Dated the 28th day of Jan., 1932. By Order of the Board,

L 8. GREENHILL,

Secretary.

17661

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE COM. PANIES ORDINANCES: 1911

MATTER OF THE HONG KONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING & SAVINGS SOCIETY, LTD.

IN THE

(IN LIQUIDATION). NOTICE OF FINAL DIVIDEND OF $15.00 PER CENTUM.

NT$15.00 per OTICE it hereby given that a centam has been declared payable to Creditors in this ma'ter, and that the same may be received at our offices on Tuesday, the Spd day of February, 1832, or on any subsequent day except Baturday between the hoors of 10 am. and Noon,

J. HENNESSEY SETH, 8. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Liquidators,

6, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Hong Kong, 30th Jan.,

1939"

(1765

OUT TODAY, IN AGAIN TO-MORROW' That's the way with blackheads if you use a nap that doesn't Blackbonds are disinfect... breeding grounds for gorms, and the pores they live in never get closed until the germs are killed.

WRIGHT'S COAL TAR SOAP disinfectskills gerthabile it washes" away ibe dirt" und dissolves the blackheads..

Agents: GILMAN & Co., Ltd., HONGKONG BANK BUILDING.

WRIGHT'S

COAL TAR SOAP

[AP.)

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the. Royal Observatory at 6:30 p.m, stated:

The anti-cyclone appears to be central to the north of Vladivostock newly stationary or moving slowly eastward.

Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, moderate; fair

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

planes an each) and the usual com Ploment of older ships. Officially the Japancer army consists of n penes strength of 220,000 men and 13,000 ofloors, but the Chinos War

Minister, General Ho YING CHING, Tale of the Day. recently warned his Government

Ominous Announcement..

News and

If we were married dark that Japan could rapidly mobilissing, the hours would roll by with

out our noticing them." six million men. Japan, is, more

BioDo you mean we prob- over, a highly industrialised. nation ably wouldn't be able to afford a and could no doubt keep a largs clock 1: army fully supplied with arms, munition, and all necessary stores.

China's military force mere difficult to gungs. The Navy con- siste of 45,000 tons of vessels (equal in weight to one capital 'ship and one cruiser). Most of them are old, aud though they have played a big part in the sivil wars, they could hardly hope oven up the rivers to "engago Japaneso ships on

The prison of San Quentin, whore equal

once again warders have had to terma. There are, however, un-firo on rioting convicts lies at the ber of destroyers and theso Davids back of the Bay of San Francisco of naval warfare are always liable and is more like a factory than to get home a torpedo into the prison Its most gruesome feature

opposing giants

1932.

Views

On Instructions from the Im Muhammadu abdicated in Feb

ruary and fled to French territory.. perini Government, E. M.B. Carlisle It was stabout offeinlly in the House has, roosatly left Simon's Town, of Commons that he was proved to.. South Africa, with stores.

have exorted his authority to pros cure two grose misceringes of Among the warship's cargo are justice which involved the imprison number of qara contributed by the mant of ve paraons. King, and a butter churn given by tho Queon.

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Unique Naval Record,"

It is announced, thas the Soviet During the Carlisle's stay at the Coindr. Philip King Enright, Government have ordered machinery island inquiries will be made about R.N., who has just been promoted for a new public slaughterhouse in the living conditions of the island to that rank, is the youngest of Moscow. Does this mean that theers, and of the practicability of three brothers, all of whom joined last survivors of the bourgeoisie are establishing a meteorologien and the Navy on the lower deck and Such to be more hygienically executed wires astion for broadcasting, roached commissioner rank, than has hitherto been customary meteorologion) data for shipping. family record is unprecedented. Medical and dental treatment It is certainly a wonderful tributa will be given to those islanders who to the personal qualities of the wrio.

concerned. nood ib

The oldest is Lieut. Comdr. P. 3. Enright, M.V.O., D.8.C., who re tired in 1930. He was promoted to The Navy Wooks ” it Ports.the ward-room from warrant rank, mouth, Chatham and Davonport and gained his decorations for con- have been approved as annual inspicuously good war service stitutions by the Admiralty.

Sparing the Executioner.

is. Condemned Row a corridor with cells, for those about to suffer the extreme penalty," A

It has one other peculiarity-the system of hanging devised in order to spare the feelings of the exeru-

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Annual Navy Weeks,

The catablishment of a permanent Navy Wook Charity Fund" to administer the proceeds has also bon approved.

The permaneat Navy Week com mitteo his been appointed at Ports

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China'a armies aro different proposition. The China Fear Book for 1991 estimates the total number of men under arms (excluding irretioner. gulars) ut 2,000,000. Of these tioner. The signal is given to three

There is, in fact, no official execu- mouth. | 960,000 ́are" Nanking Government warders in an adjacent room, each Cranks.

troops, and 227,000 constitute the of whom holds a cord. One of these

· Fongsien" Army, With regard to releases the trap. But none of the three knows which is the fatal cord. armaments, the Mukden Arsenal hne beon in Japanese hands since the outset of the crisis, and the big arms factory at Shanghai must also be disregarded Eight other arsenals are producing arms and Philip Snowden, Lord Privy of some sort. ammunition, their total outpat of Seal in the National Government

and former Chancellor of the Ex-From Farm to Oxford University.

"A"Sterling' Decree,

The following news item is taken from the Madison (Wisconsin) State Journal:---

Comdr. Edward Enright was promoted to lieutenant in May, 1916, and retired with his present rank some two years ago

Comdr. Philip Enright was sorv- ing in H.M.S. Nelson until the Tactical Course at Portsmouth, and autumn. Now he is taking the

his future oareer will be watched with interest.

As Sir John Reith so wisely ob- | Dinners for Dogs. served on Saturday: Both in the engineering and psychological sense, eraaka are little things that cause revolutiona

Usually, however, both in the engineering and paychological sense, they cannot do this without “off”.

omrtridges being estimated, by the chequer, has been created a dis- An Irish boy, who sailed with his

Tear Book, at 860,000 rounds per | count,"",

Once again the best efforts of the parents to Canada years ago, and professional, humorists have been took a dorreepbadence course while defeated by the fractional error of working on his father's farm out the linetype operator'e forefinger. Wost, is going to Oxford Univer

sity is Rhodes Scholar.

His name is Edward Alexander

diem, and of rifles of 0,200 per month, of which 6,000 come from Hanyang. They are also making trench mortars, feld guns, machine! guns, hand bombs and mauser Wireless on Freight Trains.- pistols. A certain number of smaller arsenals, are said to be maintained by provincial governors Whether the arsenals in question DRUMMOND-On St. Andrew's Day, can be supplied with the necessary

to Mr. and Mrs. Powys DRUM-

raw" material and replacements of MOND, Brookfurlongs, Winch-

very different combe, the gift of a daughter.machinery is Both mother had child are doing matter. P well.

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BIRTH.

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McCourt, and his home is at Kita- eity, Alberta,

Wireless communication has been Mr. McCourt still works on hie established between guards and father's farm in the summer.

At Albert University Mr. Me drivers of trains by the Canadian National Railways using a aystem Court has won a reputation for of northwave transmission. The himself as a scholar and an athlete. grond length of many Canadian He has won many valued Canadian trains and the vast distances travel-hwards, and will go to Oxford next led render some such communion- ANIÜUMIL tion more valuable than it would bo in England, and a system of telephones had previously been in stalled.

The King Cancels an Honour.

In 1919 the Powers placed an embargo on the export of war munitions to China, but this was Loneliest Island's First Stores for directed that the appointment of Hited in April, 1929, on the ground

Editorial and, Business Offees: 11, " Ios House Etreet. Tal. 20251.

2 Years. that Chine now had a responsible Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

The little island of Tristan da Tel. 94511

government to whom arms wight Cunha, the loneliest place in the PRACT SMITH, SETH & PLANI, London Offs: 53. Fleet Street, properly be provided. It is quite British Empire, will shortly re certain that in the event of war cive its first supply of stores for between China and Japan the latter over 21 year would enforce a close blockade of the China copst keeping out, if she desired, not only contraband of war but also the eleven million picule of rice taken annually for the most part from Indo-China and Siam.

Regarded from the military point |

NOTICE.

ME. JOHN WILLIAM BUCK has been appointed Acting Manager for Hong Kong and South Chins and has this day assumed con-

The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 2, 1932.

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A dog-lover tells of a restaurant Chelsea where the following notics appears:

DINNERS TOn: Dosa.

3d Bowl for Small Dog.. 4d Bowl for Large Dog. bd Bowl for Outsize Dog... Raw and Cooked Meat Brown Bread

and Vegetables. ...

Ho understands thas table nap- kins and finger-bowls are. cxtras.

Keeping the Game Alive. When four experts ait to play.........

Bridge for months on end. Tempore may be apt to fray,

Friend may savage friend.. A" and "B" may almost fight. * Y ** and **Z** may scoff Though, of course, they do not quite

Bump aach other off

Also, undiluted bridge

Wouldn't pay at all.. Watching it's a privilege.

That is apt to pall.

But, where play might not survivo

Such a stringent test, Quarrels serve to keep alive

Public interest. so"AB" bidding it

For a nursery. “You're another, isn't it? Bellows outraged B.'" Sheer publicity; you say. Yes, but all the same,

Write about the game?:

It has been announced in the London Gazette that the King had

Muhammadu, formerly Sultan of Sokoto, Nigeria, to be an Honorary Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, dated. March 1, 1999, should be annalled, Won't you buy the books that they and that his name should be erased from the Register of the Order

Local Notes and Events

Two cases of smallpox, two pf. Dr. Sas do Waldemar, the magi- cian, gave an exhibition at the

of view, China, by declaring war diphtheria and one of enteric fever

were reported over the week-end.

trol of this Territory. Mr. H. O. IF CHINA DECLARES WAR on Japan, would leave her consta Shrubsole will proceed to Singapore

•

to take up his appointment as Manager for MALAYA, B. N. DESPITE all that has happened at BORNEO and SARAWAK.

Shanghai and in Manchuria, China NESTLE & ANGLO-SWISS CON- and Japan are still officially at

DENSED MILK - CO.,'

HONG KONG

1780)

February, 1st 1992.

and river ports almost defenceless. The general occupation of China in

Owing to the present circumstan

H. E. Sir William Peel will open the teeth of the resistance of an the new west wing of the Europesa arned and fighting population.M.C.A. at Kowloon this after would be an impracticable proposi- noon at 8 o'clock. pence. They have not even brokention. If China cannot hope ta off diplomatic relations Each hopea defeat Japanese armies in pitched that the other will concerte the in-battles, at least the sim of the ces, the meeting of the Referees portent paint involved by cutting country and the vast numbers of Association, due to be held on

men who can bear arme gives a Thursday, is cancelled. the last thread holding back un strength of terrible and impressive limited and unhampered conflict. The Chiness Government have ovi- NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN dently reconsidered the raah deci-

that the ORDINARY YEAB- sion, urred by FING. IU HSTAN LY GENERAL MEETING HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMI.and EUGENE CHIN, to declare war. TED will be held at the offices of in that they are wise, for if the Mesura, JARDINE, Marxxson & Co., present crisis can be stayed there LED Hong Kong, on WEDNES is still hope of penes, and an end DAY, the 17th day of FEBRUARY to the present course of destruction. 1932, at 12 o'clock noon, te transact. the ordinary business of the Coin- No doubt the Powers have put what

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

of

pressure they can upon Janna, and AND NOTICE IS HEREBY have simultaneously

aly warned China ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER that if he declaran (war she will OF MEMBERS of the Company will have to fight alone. be CLOSED from "UESDAY, 2nd to WEDNESDAY, the 17th February, 1989 both days inclusive

By Order of the Board,

WWF SIMMONS",

Secretary.

the

Hong Kong, Jan. 25th, 1992. [174]

TOUCHSTONE.

Chinese Catholin Young Men's from the files.

siety in Caine, Road" on Saturday night to a large number of people. The proceeds were in aid of the Mongkok Catholic Church.

Looking Back 25 Years.

At the Y.M.C.A. rooms at nine o'ologi (this evening, Mr. J. L The Bishop of Victoria, on February 1, licenced in his private Across Canada," and the lecture is Macpherson lectures on “A Journey chapel the Rev. Gilbert Alexander

to be illustrated by lantern viewć. Hook, formerly curate of St. John's, Upper Holloway, London, to | missionary work in Nanning under the Bible Churchman's Missionary Society.

SOME

PARAMOUNT REASONS,

WHY YOU SHOULD

GIVE YOUR DOG THE

QUORN"

DOG REMEDIES

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"CONDITION AND TONIC POWDERS.

FAMOUS KENNELS RELY 1 UPON TRE “QUOEN ”.

BREEDRES. AND OWNEESİ,

USE THE “ QUOGN ” BOTH THE EXPERT AND THE AMATEUR ARE BUYERS

OF THE "QUOEN WHILE CHAMPIONS. OF

ALL BREEDS HAVE BEEN

KEPT FIT FOR YEARS

#1.

+

» AND TEARS WITH THE.

QUORN" DOG REMEDIES.

THEY COOL THE BLOOD,

REMOVE ALL IMPURITIES

AND ACT AS A TONIC TO

THE WHOLE SISTEM."

A. S. WATSON

&

CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY

AIRMAN-DESIGNER KILLED.

CAPT. STENSON'S PLANE HITS FLAGPOLE IN DARK.

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Chicago, Jan. 25.Captain Ed- ward A Stinson, famous American aeroplane designer, was killed bera to-day

Mr. W. McKay joined the Hong The President and Committee of

Kong Volunteers and has been as Captain Stinson suffered fatal giza,

signed to. Left Half No. 2 Com-injuries when a plane in which he To both China and Japan war the Sailors and Soldiers' Home

pany. Three resignations are, an was flying struck, flagpole while on a big scale would prove an in- gratefully, acknowledge the receijou

Two extraordinary" general meet-nounced, namely, Corp. Holmes making a forced landing in the of the following donation to the measurable and permanent disaster.

darkness. He died shortly after- of the Home:H.M.B.ings of areholders of the Hong and Guners E. and R. Abraham, funds

Kong Land Investment & Agency

ward. **Sandwich" (Ship's Company))

Co., Ltd., will be held at the office of 810.00 (Shanghai. Currency.)

Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd, one

Can Japan's economic strength stand the strain, or would she suffer the fate of Bussin? For China it would end all hope for this generation of progress and modernisation.

The: Missing Link,.

columns.

The following have been chosen play for the Hong Kong, Football

with Captain Stinson vere injured.

Three passengers who were flying'

Captain Stinson, who was 38

The Kowloon Magistrate had be on Tuesday, February 16, at 12.15 Club against the Royal Engineora years of age, was one of the glone fors him yesterday five Chinese Pim, and the other on Wednesday, a Happy Valley to-day Goal: CBs in American: aviation. He de signed the plane,, known through- who were brought up on charges or i March 8, at the: sama time. Full B. Franklin, Backs: E. Humphreys out the world, which boar his adult and disorderly conduct details appear elsewhere in these and G. E. Morrell: Half-becks: H name. His contributions to the AC. Gray, E. F. Aucot, and science of aviation were legion, and

he was given wide recognition for". Morley Forwards: W. H Wajhis seronautical achievements - lining, Wishart, J. MoG. Weston, BB-Turners andki - Maad: "Ro feree: 1. S. Jameson →Hong Kong Daily Press, February 2, 1997.

After formal evidence had been) taken, oue week's formal remand was granted.

Looking Back 50 Years.

It is interesting at this point

́in: China was held in Canton, at to consider the relative military

It is delightful to think that, if

the house of

Mesory. Russel & Co., foros of China and Japan. We nl)

According to a polios reports know the strength and efficiency of Professor William Patton is right three men entered 10, Taikuling the 28th of January, 1882. Pre- the Japanese Flect Most of us're-

we are descended from giant spiders village, in the early hours of yes sant. Mr. Gidson Nye Senior - momber the visit of two Japaness dreadnoughts, and other warships and e-corpions, vid a fish-shaped terday and after binding and Vice-President, in the chair, Mr. to Hong Kong in 1997, and the deep creature, 500 million years old, gagging the woman occupier of the, Theophilus Sampson, Rev. A. B. impression mide by the discipline which he has unearthed. Our ulti-Premises, they were joined by two Happer, D.D., Rev. George Piercy, Fosterday the steamer" Ewang others, The intruders stole 11 and Rev. E., Faber, Mr. T, B. Cunning tung, Captain, M. „Young, belong THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB, and efficiency of the crews, The

ham, Rev. Henry, Parken, Bey, Ring, to Messrs. Douglas, Leprail H. Graves, M.D., D.D. Rev. Gooi Co., having completed her one hund Japanes Navy includes eight ancestor-if the Professor is then decamped. "HAFT PROGRAMMES

The Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Con Marris, Bev. B. O. Henry, MA drodth trip between this port, and ENTRY FORMS for the capital ships mounting fourteen to be believed was creepy-crawly, Spring Hac Meeting to be held inch guns and two with sixteen-inch and our penlitimate one, fishy, densed Milk Co advertise that Rev. W. 3. White, Rey A. A Ful- the Coast, was gaily decked out in in Moso on Sunday, the 13th March,

Mr. J. W. Buck has been appoint od Acting Manager for Hongton, Rev. J. Thomson, M.D., Bev. bunting in honour of the event.

U. Shrubsols will propped Rong and South China. Mr. H. H. V. Noyes, Dr. So. To Ming, Me lo Kung, Ning and Dr. Keer-long Singapore to Lake up his appoint ment manager for Malaya, Bri Long Body Press, February, tish North Borneo and Sarawak

DEA

and

20978}{wanther" permitting), may be gun. There are 11 cruisers, 23 Hoptained at the Sports Club, Hongkong

Jokey Club Stables, or st the exams of squadron, leaders and 118 dostroy Murasz Percy Suntil Sathy Flaming

Das Torax Hood, Camore, besides submarinea, two very

the 19th February, 1965.

MATTHIES clone : 6. p., o Fowerful aircraft

Ona is sometimes tempted to think that the evolutionary chain in

no stronger than its miming Jin which is apparently

"AMERICAN SEAMAN

MISSING.

| MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE IN HANKOW

Hankow, January 23-Mystery till murround the whereabouts of Robert Wilson Beatty a yea old sezináhṛntfáchodutó: the 18.8 Oahu, of the Yangtze Squadron

· Boatby" Hindipipienzodi isbotlaythrée : sta rocks ago and is presumed to have- 170.been drowned Alreward Exa Been

Monero@storis

ding his body? Beatty is

ĭhave bien ir good amount

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