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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CIVIL SERVICE AMERICAN TOURNAMENT.

EMRERS are reminded that' a.

Menula tourna amant. will be held at Harpy Valley tomorrow, commonuing at 30 1.10.

[1708 sharp.

HONG KONG HORTICUL TURAL SOCIETY,

THE

ANNUAL SHOW

TH FLOWERS and VEGETABLES

will be held at the VOLUNTEDR HEADQUARTERS on THURSDAY, the BaD MARCH, 1932, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

ENTRIES

DEFINITELY w1: CLOSE at noon on THURSDAY, the 857 FEBRUARY, 1892, at the Hon. Booretary's Office, 1), Quean's Road, Central, but intending Exhibitors are requested to SIND IN THEIR EN- TELEN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

Members who have not vet paid their subscription, and ALL THO-E who WISH to JOIN the Society aro requested to annd $5.00 immediately to the Undersigned,

J. T. BAGRAM,

1792),

Hon. Secretary.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

nocordance with Government

Ordinance, The EXCHANGD

'BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIO RUSI- NESS MATURDAY and MONDAY, the 6TH AN 87 FEBRUARY, (CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS)

Hong Kong, 3rd Feb., 1932,

No

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E1737

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR. LY MEETING of the Shareholdere in this Corporation will be held at the Head Office of the Corporation, No. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 27TH FEBRUARY, 1982, at 11,90 for the purpose of receiving the Ruport of the Board of Directors together with a statement of Accounta for the year ending 81st December.

1931.

to

The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be CLUB D from: Monday, the 15th February Saturday, the 27th February, 1982, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors, V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 5th Feb., 1982. [1788

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

No

DOUBLE BARRELLED OPPORTUNITY

HILLMAN WIZARD

HUMBER

SNIPE

This seasons pheno- menal successes gained by the Hill man Wizard" and the Humber 'Snipe cars put them at the top of all competi-

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tion: We congratu- late ourselves for having 'bagged them both

HILLMAN

WIZARD SNIPE

RUMBER

AT THE

in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932.

justify the appalling vengeance that has been taken. The Japaàces have "not miffered as the British and American civilian population, in-

Tale of the Day..

News and Views★

Belgian Air Defencë,

cluding women and children, suffer- ed at Nanking in 1987. On that occasion less than half-an-hour's The prisoner was not professional-

Nation Belge," writing of sharpnel barrage by one British ly represented. Before proceding the purchase of 10 Fairey nero. aquiser and an America gunbont with the case, the judge said: planes by the Belgian Government was sufficient to effect à rescue, and "Ygur offence is a serious one... If states that the aeronautical effort CHIANG KA SHRK, to his lasting you are convicted, it means a long į of Belgium must not be discontin- oredite having taken summary von form in prison. If you cannot hire utd, and further credits for 1938 geunco upon the offending rabble, counsel, the court will appoint and 1931 should be voted by Parlin ment so as to give the country a the incident was closed. As that one for you,"

lending position in army aviation,

Fairoy time anti-British feeling in China

tho The

noroplanes, was running high, but the genuine

National Beige declares, are the best machines now on the market, efforts of the responsible British

Belgium's purchatea of aircraft and Chinese authorities to stamy

must not be interrupted; to do so out the flames were entirely success

even for a year, would have grave consequences to the national des fence

full

The prisoner, leaned toward the judge and, in the most confidential manner, whispered "I have no lawyer, Your Honour, but that's all right. My tailor and my landlady are on the jury."

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The Lost Gigarotze Cass.

Sir."William Goodenough, "prosi- dent of the Royal Geographical Society, told what he described an one of the best ghost stories he know when delivering & Christmas lecture to young people at the so-

it's hall at Kensington,

Showing a lantern slide of a group of houses in Malta, he said. it concerned one of these,

A young man was, walking along. the streek in Malta when he w a man attack two Indies. The youth went to their assistance, knocked the man down and cacorted the two ladies home to the house shown on He accepted ning invita- the slide tion to stay to supper se he is a cigarette.

FINEST

AMERICAN.

A

CHOCOLATES

OF THE FINEST QUALITY

FROM

Next day he missed hin cigarette H. D. FOSS & Co.

case, thought he had left it behind the previous, night, and returned to the house. Ho found the house shut up and was told it had not been

Secret of New **Candor `Cure.”

A mothed for treating cancer; without operation is alleged to have boon discovered by an Italian occupied for years. He entered and FRESH SHIPMENT JUST doctor, according to the Syrian found the rooma heavy with dust paper, L'Orient, published at Bey-but on the table was his cigarette

cado

A

An American hostess, sending in- vitations for "Dancing and Bridgo evening, was perplexed how to address one of her acquaint ances, a film actress, not being sure of her marital arrangements and rout. had been married four times), to light by the grandson of a po How Miss 1861 Wrote Home. who was her present husband (she The discovery has been brought Eventually she sent it in her professor in medicine at the University Dearest, Do for the method in 1882 and used

it successfully in 324 enses.

On the death of its originator, the treatment fell into disuse, owing to the fact that his successors, though they possossed a certain quantity of the medicine and knew its chemical components, were un- able to prepare it correctly.

fessional name, and scribbled on the of Naples, who took out a patent

printed card inside: come. Expecting you Both."

کرم

It is difficult to avoid a dilemma when considering Japanest action ¦ Tact. in Shanghai. Either the intervon- tion to protect Japanese nationals was extremely badly done, or it was conducted with the object of achiev ing the results obtained. Had Japan wished to intervene colely to protect her nationals that interven tion, following the precedent of the DURO GARAGE British Shanglin Defence Force, would surely have been on a scale aufficient to deter the Chinese troops from attacking. The British pre- GILMAN & Co., Ltd., Agents.anted an impressive show of fores, but offered no violence, We are

quite certain that no

desultory shooting or other minor violence

The scoret eventually passed into would have evoked more than a Suspended by a rope, about 000 diplomatic protest, but as inaas at fort from the summit of the almost the hands of a daughter of the pro- tuck would have been resisted to the perpendicular wall of the Grigna fessor, teho, after refusing for many Mountain, are the bodies of two years, has at last agreed to hand it last. Can anyone doubt Japan's alpinista, One is hanging "head over to a relation to be tested. military efficiency? Had her downwards.

{ nationals really been in danger they They will remain in this position

for weeks to entas. Not until the More Impressive Constabies. could, in the early stages, have spring, when the snow melts, will been placed under the special pro-it be possible to reach them, and tection of the considerable Inter-even then, so inaccessible is the spot, national forces in Shanghai What-it will be a task of enormous dif.

fenlty..

[AP $

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.90 p.m.., stated:--

A strong anti-cyclone remains éentral near Peiping and is spreading southward,

Local Forumst:N, winds, fresh overcast at first, finer later.

ever appearances may suggest it is still too early to say whether the devastation of Shanghai was merely the result of a not-headed officer Editorial and Business Offices: 1 exceeding his duty, or, as the Chi- Ice House Etreet. Tol. 30251.nce allege, the course of events was Night Editor (Wanchai Office): according to plan and intended as

Tel: 24511

a lesson to the Chinese and a warn Kondon Office: 3. Fleet Street,ing to the Powers to keep out of

XO. 4.

the ring. The policy of the new Commander-in-Chief will ayer a question of the grapest moment to BIES. China and to the whole world.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 6, 1932

WHEN VICE-ADMIRAL NOMURA TAKES CHORGE?

NEW YEAR FAIRS.

THOUSANDS OF BARGAIN

HUNTERS.

Bodies Suspended on Ollf.

Through fold glasses villagers at Lecco, Italy, can daily witness one of the grimmest tragedies in Alpine, history.

Sipped in Snowstorm.

winter.

Dr. P. B. Ballard, formerly in. spector of the Education Depart ment of the London County Coun- cil, quoted two letters written by school girls, in the course of an að- dress given by him to the Associa tion of University Womon Tenchers. LETTER No. 1.

.

RECEIVED

NEW STYLES

AND

This was written by a girlat boarding school in 1881, to her NEW FLAVOURS mother, and began

The rapidity with which timo travels onwards warns me that it now becomes my duty. as well sa pleasure to transmit to my xious relatives news of the day appointed for dispersion."

LETTER No. 2

This, which was written by Dr.. Ballard's own daughter, ran:

of tin."

Dear old Spud: 80S. Short A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

The minimum height for recruite for the Metropolitan Police has been raised by one inch to 5 feet 10 inches in order to avoid any "DOR. sibility, of the London "bobby" of the future appearing too boyish, und undersized,"

One finds it hard to understand, Candie-Lit Operation, how the extra inch is going to ob

A minor operation was completed viate an appearance of boyishnces. There is many a constable on in the casualty ward of the Royal traffic duty to-day in London who South Hampshire Hospital. Sou. in well over six feet tall, but looks thampton, by the light of candice and a policeman's torch when not more than 18.

Southampton's electric light supply failed.

"The operation was to a workman All the injured in an accident. lights in the town were off for a quarter of an hour owing to a breakdown of the main turbo alter

Tho Grigna is only 7,500 feet high.. overlooking Lake Como, and its pre- cipitous wall of rock nearly 2.700 feet high, has never been climbed in Two young alpinists from Milan attempted the task. They were well equipped and had food for several If the authorities want their days.

boyish-looking constables to look After spending the night at the more impressive, it is suggested that refuge more than half way up, they they have them made up by a thea set out for the Anal climb at six in trical make-up expert, and train the morning. They were overtaken them to chew gum so that they have by a snowstorm, slipped and perish the rent 100 per cent. hardboiled op

ed.

D

pearance of an American

cop.

nator.

Local Notes and Events ★

The Hong Kong dollar remained unchanged, yesterday.

One case of scarlet fever and one of enteric fever were reported on Thursday.

The New Year Fair, which was It is to be hoped that Vics-Admiral held in Wanchai for the first time NOMURA, who is to take charge, of this year, was "visited by thousands the Japanese forces at Shanghai,of residents last night, many of whom sought cheap bargains in dowers, a commodity so much in de The will be no issue of the Daily mand in connection with the Chin-Press on Monday. The next issue

will be on Tuesday, February 9. ese New Year celebration...

that the THIRTY-FOURTH is a man of greater patience and ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING moderation than the officer now in of this Company will be held at the

Admiral SutoaAWA has

Office of Messrs. Jardino, Matheson command.

&Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the certainly been consistently pro- 11th February, 1982, at NOON, for

his methods and,

the purpose of receiving the Repor gressive in

resolution

"

over

if thought it passing the following every possibility of his machine, #9 an Extraordinary and its cargo of bombs, crashing and, spreading death and devasta-

Resolution.

That the Articles of Association tion in neatral territory.

This

CHINESE NEW YEAR AT SINCERE'S.

་་

Members of the Scottish Co., H.K.V.D.C., will hold a dance in Lane, Crawford's Restaurant Saturday, February 13..

on

At Tuesday's meeting of the or villa kotor Reparation son will speak on "Reparation and War Debts."

Another Ponk robbery has been reported by Mr. O. M. Preshaw, of 520, The Peak, who stated that some intruders entered his house on Wednesday night and stole ar Eticles to the total value of 23.00. The intruders gained admission by cutting two panes of glass from a window.

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

The Diadem, first class"protected cruiser, Captain H. W. Ravur. M.V.O., will shortly return home from the China atation, and her place here will be taken by the Bedford, now redtting at Chatham

HONG KONG DISPENSARY

Est. 1841

VISITS LOST WHITE TRIBE.

THEY LIVE IN HEART OF

THE HIMALAYAS-

AND NEVER CATCH COLD

An English woman, Miss Jill Coasley-Batt, who has just return- ed to London after visiting one of the lost tribes of the ancient Chal deans, told of the strange..customs of his age-old people.

They live in the heart of the Himalayan on the borders of Tibet,. and they

Live to be 110;

Never have colds; and Marry at 80.

Miss Cowloy-Batt is in London with her companion, Dr. Irvine

Mers. John D. Hatchiton & Co., agents for Messrs. Godfrey Philips, Ltd, London, and associated com- panies, advertise a further reduc tion in the retail prices of the On the home" voyage, the Diaden Baird, of Montreal. She said:

"We were able to identify this following brands of cigarettes:- will call at Bombay for the" paid. Philips Gold Flake, Philips, Ben (off crews of the Lapwing and race of about 1000 people by their lord (Navy Cut), Army Club, A.I.P. Sphinx of the East Indies Squad writing. Their hieroglyphics are (Abdulla Imperial Preference), and ron. The cruiser Spartiate, after very much the same e those of Via Ba

embarking at Devonport ratings old Chaldes

*

years

The fair arranged on the Afth and sixth doors of Sincure's was also very popular, most of the ch of the Directors together with having silenced the Woosung Forts, residents, who could not find time Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1931.

the bombardment of the early to make the journey to Wanchai, The Register of Shares of the hours of Friday morning was visiting the premises. The place Company will be CLOSED from

was brightly illuminated for the Wednesday, the 3rd February 1982, followed by aerial fighting to-day occasion and there was certainly a

for the Tamar, Snipe, Widgeon and They live to about 110. to Thursday, the 11th February, while it is possible to exercise con New Year atmosphere everywhere Foothalt Association Council will be A meeting of the Hong Kong

For aratching a handbag from a Woodlark, left Plymouth on Janu and are a vary hardy people with 1982, both days inclusive.

not even have colds, NOTICE IS HERERY ALSO trol over gunfire. ang even A fair in Yaumati also proved to held in the Association offers, 20, lady in Jervois Street, a Chinese ary 10th for the East Indies and out any trace of disease. They do

Was sentenced to six month' hard China Station. GIVEN that

Vegetarians. Extraordinary bombing from the air, accoplanes be very attractive and last minute lee House Street, at 5.30 p.m., on

labour by Mr. E. J. Wynne ones Tuesday, February 9. General Mosting of the Mombers of

at the Central Magistracy yeater- Coincidentally with the Inspect

They only eat vegetables and the above named Company will be in conflict can only be guided by purchases by the Chinese popula

When on a voyage

from Chuday. It was stated that the defen- ing Field Marshall, there arrived held at 12.16 p.m. on the same day the stern necessity of the moment, tion afforded atall holders n' roar.

Lung "Kok to Hong Kong, a dant was arrested by a Chinese gen yesterday with other mail matter a go down to the jungle in summer and at the same place as hal and a hard pressed pilot is not ing trade.

junk with a heavy load of sand tlenian who happened to pass by copy of the Naval and Military to find their food for the winter, timely and They live as naturally as any rack immediately

record, containing a aftor the before likely to consider whether he is

foundred. The entire crew was re. when the incident occurred.. scued by the. steam launch Cheung

appropriate article on Great Bri now left on earth, and although mentioned Ordinary General Meeting for the purpose of considering and flying over the Settlement, with

tain's stragetical postion in the the climate is so very cold they go On. The cargo of sand and the Messrs. A.S. Watson & Co. Ltd., Far East, with particular referen; about very scantily clad. junk are jointly valued at $800,

advertise that during the Chinese ces to the safety, under certain con They are a white people and New Year Holidays all departmenta When a bus get out of control will be closed. To-day and Monday ditions, of Hong Kong. The wri- appear to belong to the cradle of ter, who adopts Halcro" as his civilisation. It is possible that in Nathan Road near the Police the Hong Kong Dispensary, Dis pou-name, dents chiefly with the some two thousand or more years. aerial fighting in typical of the STALLS ON FIFTH FLOOR AND Training School on Thursday, Wor pensing Department, will be onau Naval Situation, but his opinionB.C. they moved away from their der P. J. le Tissier of Laichikok for dispensing prescriptions from 10 of the military defences of Hong home in Mesopotamia and travel- Prison was rather badly cut about the face by broken glass, Mr. Tism to 1 pm, and from 6 pm, to Kong may be gathered from his led to the lands north of Indie.

They were terrified of our cam- opinion that, in the absence of n partly in the third and partly in sary because there was no other way in the Colony for Chinese New

battle squadron, any attack would eras.To sutice them to ne pho Typical of the preparations made sier was a passenger in the bus at

the time...

be immediately followed by the tographed Dr. Baird attached a the fourth lines of Articles 96A of of supporting their detachments the Company's Articles of

The Sincere Co. advertise that Excellency the Governor. Hon T. surrender of Hong Kong, Weiher musical box to his camera. The Association and the substitution from annibiliation at the hands-of-Year are the celebrations at 8în- therefor of the words "Five enormous numbers of Chinese. If core's, where the whole of the roof during the Chinese Junar Now Snowdon, Acting Chief Justice wei, and propably Fiji and other music caused them to come back “They continue to marry at the Year holidays their stores will be Hon. M. S. Tonnochy, Acting possessions in the Pacific."Hong curiously, mate

age of 75 or 80, thousand Dollars."

the Chinese use their planes, tas garden and a large part of the fifth open on Saturday February 6 from Colonial Secretary Hen. E. Long Daily Press, February 6, AND

Attractive Girl, NOTICE IS HEREBY Japanese will retaliata At least foor has been allotted to store p.m. to a p.m., on Sunday Febru O'Malley, Attorney-General: Hon. 1907, ALSO GIVEN

further

“Their girls ara, attractive, and Extraordinary General Meeting of one point Tokyo will have to con-oldors, there being 106 stalls Ary 7 from noon to 6 n.m.; and on W. M. Deane, Acting Colonial Looking Back 50 YeUK |

Flowers of all kinds, curios, sun- Monday, February 8 from 8 am. Treasurer: Hon. P. Byric: Hon. Ng, Choy Hon. F. B. Johnson:

We regret to have to record the have good skins arid long hair the Members of the Company will code Japan started aerial warfare dries, pictures and edibles are en to 8 pm as usual.

Hon. E. R. Bellion

sudden death of Mr. Thomas Mary which hangs in disorder down joying a briak trade and the sea- be held at the same place at 12,8 at Shanghai,

Li King Hi. 22-year-old clerk in

nt his house in Shelley Street on their backs. They know nothing Bonable atmosphere of "kung hi p.. on Friday, the 26th day of

H.M. turret ship Wivern return. Monday night Mr. Marr, was of the use of cosmetics or perfumes. " fat choy provaila There are 75 the amplay of the Bank of East February, 1982, for the purpose of

stalls on the Boof Garden with a Asia, was yesterday bound over by ed yesterday from Canton and formerly employed on the raport They up fats on their bair and a ing stam, of this paper, and at the girl will wear, a comb made from receiving a Report of the proceeding in this issue is at pains to point profusion of flowers and plants. Mr. B. I Wrane Jones in connecto

time of his decease filled a similar bamboo read and the teeth of a atthe before mentioned Extraordinary

The best reports from the stall- tion with the theft of three cashier gestat General Meeting and of confirming out the time when the bombardment holders are from Obun Cheung ordarn, of which he was convicted. The gunboat Moorhen, Lieuten post on the staff of the China Mail. Tak

The culture of this tribe sur- I thought fit the before mentioned of the Woosung Forts began, and Yuen, specializing in peonice, who on Thursday. His Worship, after and Commander Coris, left this

passes in many ways that of th resolution as a Special Resolution to argue that in all phases of the alone bine rocorded over 1,000, sales admonishing defendant to take the pom yesterday for Shanghai and

A meeting of the Legislative Western world. There is to att By Order of the Board of Directors, struggle the Chinese were the Of all the special and numerous case as a lesson for the future, the composite sloop Daring, Com-

F.H. CRAPNELL,

aggressore. The question is whether campaigns Sincere's hayo arranged bound him over in the sum or mander Elliot, went out yesterday Council was held, yesterday after vous tension, and the people, are were present: His athletic, and lovers of physical during the past your this is easily $200, the bond being furnished by for a cruise-Hong Kong Daily noon, Thers

bis father

Press, February 6, 188%

(Continued og jizevious column } } ftneu!! 27th January, 1982. (1718 the aggression was sufficient to among the best

of the Company be altered in manner following

(a) By deletion of the words whole course

of affairs.

Tho One thousand Dollars" contained Japanese any that it became necce

IL that

Begrotary,

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The Japanese Consul-General for Hong Kong in a letter published

ROOF GARDEN.

7.30 p.m.

4.