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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932.

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Pons CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.

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FLATS TO LET.

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TO Bidetached European 10 LET-No. 102, WATERLOO ROAD, Elonse with all modern convenience# and Garnge. Apply to: OREDIT FONCIER D EXTREME ORTENT, FRENCH BANK BUILDING, 4th Floor, Telephone 21003.

LET-FIRST Froom, No. 8, CAM- TY BUILDINGS (NO. 806, NATHAN Road), Kawinon Apply to CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT, FAINOR BANK BUILDING, 4th Floor.

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NO LET-Groun Fico, No. 4. CAMBAY BUILDINGS (No, 904, NATHAN ROAD), KOWLOON. Apply tor CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME. ORIENT, Fan BANK BUILDING, TH FLOOR.

$1,000

LET In Kowloon, immediate

Tpossession Near Star Ferry in Cool and Quiet Locality, Furnished and Unfurnished European FLAT3" with all'

Accommodation and Flash. Modern Thoroughly renovated. Rent vary Mo dersta, Also for immediate pessoasion. Flat of Two Rooms, Furnished cr Unfurnished, in Palace Hotel Building, with Two Bathrooms Kitchen, sto.-- Apply to H. RUTTONJER, 39, HAI-, PHOTO BOAD, Kowloon, TaL, 57230,

NO LET-3-Roomad FLATS, No. Ta and 43 GROUND FLOOR, Nos. 35, 85 and 49 SECOND FLOOR, ASHLEY ROAD, KOWLOON, with Sanitary Fittings and Flash. Rent Moderate- Apply BAKILLY CO PHONE 22566.

HOUSES TO LET.

TO. LET-Fully furnished house-“

Tincluding linen and cutlery-

on Feak., Four bedrooms with Bath rooms attached, dining room, large drawing room and large verandah. Modern Sanitation, throughout. First class graan tennis court. For nine months from 1st March, Ront very moderate, apply Box No. 1835, oo [1836 Hong Kong Daily Press.

Tfrom 1st March

NO LET-Furnished for 8 months next "Ls Hacienda No. 193, The Peak, Apply Property Office, MEMES. JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTM..

(1774

LET-From 1st March, 1962,

T No. 284, Prince Edward load

Kowloon, Semi-detached, seven roomed

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Smooth-haired black and white A Fox-terrier slong Barker Bond, fias collar with license tab and lead attached. Will finder please inform Dr. Valentine Victoria Hospital. Reward.

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FOR SALE

Huropean House with all modern con-OR BALF-BUICK ROADSTER, Taniences and Garage. Apply to:

in good running order. Apply CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTEEME Box No. 1824, c/o Hong Kong Daily ORIENT French Bank Balding, 4th Pro,

[181 Floor, Telephone No. 21048 (1744

HOTEL (PRIVATE).

EARINGTON PRIVATE

PREMISES TO LET. DFAMILY RESIDENCE 3, BUTEN ROAD, situated on Mid-levels in Large

10 LET-Light airy office rooma, Tador, Exchange Building. Apply Lace, Crawforda, Ltd.. (178

OCK GARAGES nort to MAỶ. ROAD FRAM STATION and opposite AIAURTI HALL, MAY ROAD. Apply HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINAN CE CO., LTD., Alexandra Building.

Grounde Next to Bowen Road Station, with Easy Access to Town. Cool Single

and Double Rooms with Hathrooms:

attached. Modern Sanitation.—Phone: 24287,

AIRLIE POTEL —22-25, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Un der European Management. 1806 Excellent cuisine Modern Apartments Terms Moderate. Three minutes from ferry, Tel. 67867

GEAR MANSION Apply 10: ARAGES NO and to let

CREDIT CONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT, FRENO BANK BUILDINGS, Telephone No. 21069,

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To

30 "LET-GODOWN, HENSY

Solidly ROAD, PLAYA EAST, Constructed Two Story Building. Ground Ares: 8,000 square feat. Buitable for Knitting Factory, Godown or Garage. Moderate Rental--Apply Box 825, s/o Hong Kong Daily Press

BACK

Every

LET.—Two Europosa Hemidential HOUSES NOR, R, 6 and 14, Slini Fal Terraus, Stubbs Road. modern convenience. For farther particulars apply to Mesars, Teo And Hodgson, Solicitore, King's Theatre Building.

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PERSONAL.

DICHARD BAWKINS, Old folks are long awaiting news. Plenza, write. Very anxious. 8.A. Hawkins, Braiswick Villa, Colchester, England.

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POSITION WANTED.

▼OUNG LADY weeks position as nurse, goveFLIEK'OT BASEWODLE. Balury "socondary matter.

Picany write Box No: 18a2, s/o Hong Kong Daily

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The Only Hotel in CANTON Directly under European Management.

THE VICTORIA HOTEL SHAMEEN

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and Trips arranged for and Special Care- Taken of TOURISTE

Cable Address: "VICTORIA “ Telephone: No. 13501.

Cars

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

FOR CAR HIRE

For Hone Komp: 24768

Tox Lowsoc: 57374

THE SHAMEEN PAGODA

BLACKWOOD. Selected pieces of Fine Old Cabinets, Chests, Chairs, Stools, eto, Also Flowers for Day and Evening wear and Noveltica, Showroom :-PEKING BUILDING, 12. Hankow Road, KowlooN " (Between Peninsula Hotel and Star Theatre).

PETS

Dpply to the DOGS HOME,

lovera requiring a dog should

Kowzoon, between 2.30 and 4:30 pm daily, or by special appointmest. (Telephones: Home" 66152, Inspootor 66801) There are at present i faw Crossed Teriore, Japanese Poodles, one Fox Terrier, male, and one thorough- bred Samoyede, female, about 6 montba old, in need of good homes.

THE HONG KONG SPORTING ARMS & AMMUNITION STORE,

5-6. BEACONSFIELD, ARCADE

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Spor Ung and Athletic Goods

Movie Cameras and Accessories

Bunting Wear

Shooting Equipment,

otographers

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26, Des Voeux Road Central.

A. TACK & CO.

ENSIGN

REFLEX &

CINE CAMERAS Dovoloping & Printing

One Day Service.

FOR SALE..

STANLEY GIBBON'S Postage Stamps Catalogues For 1932 Wholo World' British Empire Foreign Countrios...

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GRACA & CO. Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Beeds, Piature Books, Toys,

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PHONE: 21917

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GRIM NEW YEAR PARTY..

THOUSAND WOULD-BE

SUICIDES.

ENTERTAINED AT VIENNA.

WONDERFUL NEW BULLET.

SWEEPING CLAIMS FOR A-

GERMAN INVENTION,

BLASTING." THROUGH

ITS TARGET.

Vienna, Jan. 1-An amuual and pathetic New Year party was given Has Germany produced an inven- this evening, when over a thousand,, tion that will revolutionise war? prospectiva suicides were entertain- Has she found in a simplë. bullet ed by the "Beratungsstelle fuor something far more revolutionary Lobenanivode" ("Advisory Centre than her famous "pocket battle- |for Intending Suicidos").

ship?"

These whispered questions are now agitating the armament exports- of the world.

What actually is the development

This voluntary organisation was established three years ago on ac count of the increasing number of suicides due to Austrial economic distress. It urges all intending claimed An ordinary riffs bullet suicides, when every desire to live which cublast a hole through has been abandoned, to visit the hardened armoured plate half an advisory centre nndor absolute inch thick armour-plate which guarantee of secrecy, even in regard special armour-piercing bullets can to police non-interference in their only dent. How does it achieve final decision, if this is still for this? Primarily, by a terrific in- suicide.

eronae in ballet-velocity. The contre invites them to tell Hitherto such increases have been n hundred foot per their troubles" and discuss whether by fifty or it is not possible to continue to live. second The new Halgor-Ultra During its axistahes the spointy has ballot has parried this process for saved 70 per cent. of the consul-ward by thousands-up to 3,800ft. tants. Most of the remainder per per second. This more than dou... sisted in committing suleide.

bles the velocity attained until

Humorous Diversions.

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This evening the gueste, including men, women, youths, and girls, who intend to and their lives, accepted

now.

Smashing Through Armour. The development is due to Herr Gerlich, an engineer of Kiel, who

the Advisory Centre's invitation to has carried out tests and demons- end at least the, Old Year in titrations at the German testing sta society of their fellow-beings... tion for small Qua at Berlin- Wannsee. Here photographic TC-

Prominent Viennose artists, most-

ly humorous, scught to drive away cords were made of its penetrative desperate thoughts and memorias power against armour-plate. Fired - for a few hours as the Old Year at fifty yards range the bullets died.

penetrated on an average five- This pathetic crowd, hovering, on eighths of an inch deep into thick the brink of selfinflicted death, armour-pintes., managed to laugh a little, discuss: Then it was tried against com one another's tragedies-and-con- Kume refreshments.

Among them, pound chrome-nickel armour plate although most were penniless, were half an inch thick, which was used a number of well-to-do young people for testing stoolcare armour-piere- about to terminate their lives owing

cir-

to love tragedies. Starving mothers ing bullets. Here it smashed right brought gaunt-eyed skeleton babies through the plate, leaving a in their arms whom they intend cular hole about twice the diameter taking with them into the next of the bullet itself which was only world, but gratefully enjoyed what, of .380 calibre. was perhaps their last. meal not The Halger-Ultan bullet has a soft only in this but in, any year. lend core, with a thin and soft- "It is in the mutual comparison jacket of irons In penetrating the

most,"

of troubles that our clients profit our plate, the soft material of the secretary said. "So the bullet becomes pulverised and

* blasting many find that their own fatc, vapourised

out the which is apparently unbearable, is material of the armour-plate which yat botter than those of other of

it is penetrating, life's flotsam and jetsamh whom Choy, meet hero."

MOTOR DRIVER

CENSURED.

HIS SECOND FATAL ACCIDENT.

A LUCKY MAN TO GET

AWAY WITH" IT."",

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Another significant feature is it streamline, or bout-tail, shape. Ba yond its velocity, its accuracy is claimed to surpass by far any standard that has yet been reached by military or sporting rifles

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Menace to Battleships.

But before its practical value for general military purposes can be. established, the question of ita force of recoil and of the erosion of the barrel must be cleared up-MOTO definitely than Herr Gorlich seems to have dons yet.

Nevertheless, its potentialities are too great to be ignored. And they do not end with their effect on amallarms or in land warfare. Dr. W. H. Whitebouse, the Coro-For the inventor has significantly ner, severaly consured Cornelius hinted at the application of his dis Francis Ryan, of Herbert House, covery to field artillery and to Oaklands-road, Bexley Heath, at naval guns. Such claims, if prac an inquest at Greenwich on Morris tically justified, have certainly a Frosh, aged 54, a wholesain tobae far-reaching implication. Not only conist and confectioner, of Eglin- tasks and fortresses, but battle- IN ASSOCIATION WITH, ZRE

ton-road, Plumstead, who was, ships, would then be confronted GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONSven by Ryan. The van was con-

knocked down by a motor-van drie with this new menace.

structed in the form of a cottage for advertising purposes.

When the inquest was opened on dict of accidental death in face of

said: "The jury returned a ver Tuesday," a police-constable said, this fact that they know you had ad- that the car was travelling at a mitted criminal negligence. If ever spoed of between 40 and 45-miles man should have gone for man- sa hour!

slaughtor to take his trial you are the mun.

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Ryan yesterday stated that the first be heard of the accident was "ben.

Not to Drive Again

ho was stopped by police.con stable. He could have knocked down a man without having known "It is not the first time you have it, because of the why the van was been in this court. Less than two built.

yours ago you caused the death‹óf Divisional Detective Inspector 4 person in very bad circumstances. Cory said that at Woolwich Police In that case you were sent to the Court a charge of wanton or furi- Old Bailey; in that case you got ous driving and causing bodily off. You were lucky, harm to Mr. Frosh preferred "But in this case you were dri against Ryan was not proceeded ving very, very dangerously. You with, but he pleaded guilty to are a lucky man to get away with charge of driving in a manner dun it. There is one thing I should gerous to the public, and was fined advise you to do. You cannot drive. £10 with top guineus costs, and his now because you have not a licence, licenoc was suspended for twelve But never drive again. You are rontha me papy

not fit to drive. You are a wicked After the jury hed returned a man. Ge away and do not drive verdict of spaidental death and ex. again prossed the view that Nyan should be censured for careless driving, Coroner that he had had a talk The father of Ryan told the Dr. Whitehouse turned to him and with his son, who had promised he

(Continued on next. Columað? i would not drive againži