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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:

NOTICE

RACE MEETING.

Or MONDAY, TUESDAY, Bod WEDNESDAY, the 22nd., 29ed, and 24th. February, 1902, all Departments will be CLOSED at I p.m.

ON THESE DAYS,

the

THE HONGKONG DispensarY, Dispensing Department, will ha OPENED for

purpose of dispensing proscriptions from 8. p.m. to 7.80 p.m.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

Hong Kong, 19th Feb., 1992. (1849

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

TO late Cams will run after 12.05

No

on the NIGHT of BUNDAY,

£lar FEBRUARY,

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THE "STAR" FERRY CO¡,

- LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AN EXTRAORDINART GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS of this Company will be held at the Uffes of Messrs. Jardine.

•Matheson & Co., Ltd at, 12.3) p.m., on Friday, the 26th day of February, 1832, when the following resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company hold on the 11th day of February, 1949, will be submitted for confirmation a a Special Resolution

That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in maaner following

By deletion of the words "One (2) thousand Dollars contained partly in the third and partly in the fourth lines of Article 96a of the Company's Articles of Association and the sub- stitution therefor of thg, words “Five thousand Dollars"

By Order of the Board of Doctors,

F. H, CRAPN ELL,

2. Socrotary,

Hong Kong, 19th Feb., 1932.

NOTICE.

GILMAN'S

for

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932.

the rout and got

"machinery. going once more – Chiang Kai SHIK knows the weight, of Japanódó mild- tarism he understands his own people, and has learnt enough of war to realise that an initial success means nothing. If we con

News and Views

tinues and spread is will be a Tale of the Day. HILLMANS appalling struggle against imo-a

A truly British car, with an engine up to American power standard's that's worth

your study and final choice.

SEE THE

HILLMAN

WIZARD

AT THE

FIRSTI

question" as to whether China can- Nowodd: "I don't like to say prolong resistanos until Tapan's it, but really, my wife's cooking Doonomic weakness militates igainst hor military superiority.

is torrible"

Oldweddi:"Cheer up, old mau The first hundred. cakes are the hardest."

The curious attack di the honour of the Nineteenth Army reflects the anxiety of the Japanese. It is, of course, entirely untrue; General TSAI TING KAI has always shown a complete fidelity to his superior, General CHEN MING SKV. Efforts The Rainbow of Steel. to detach him from bis allegiance, - during the Canton-Nüaking dispate, failed, mast loyally and gallantly in the attend the opening of Sydney Har- His troops have fought world are making arrangements to Chinese wars, and against. the "Redi The communication was bour Bridge on March 10. unworthy of Japan, and butà Chi nese, and foreigners will draw their conclusions. That such a communi

English Food in France.

ported having discovered, "Lo A London journalist, recently ro

Plum Puddling on the Christrans ment of a restaurans in Paris, and suid it reminded his friend of a similar display of well-meant Anglophiliam which he encounter- ed in France,

HOIHOW NEWS.

FOREIGNER'S NARROW

ESCAPE.

CUSTOMS OFFICIAL SHOT.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Hotnow, February 15. On the night of the 19th inst, a diatardly attempt was made on the life of Mr.. Popov of the Maritime

Visitors from all parts of the the rubria of sweeta, the engaging Customs, Abous two o'clock in the The menu here contained under

adds that he ordered it and found nity was aroused by the ring of entry, Franes Rools, fr. He morning the local foreign rommu-

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British steamship companies aro receiving bookings for parties From: anxiety as to the shot of this Empire and preparations for a to monot as this London and other pins within the projected offensive. If the great

great carnival wook of regattas, drive fails, what will be the re action in Japan". If it succeede, Vonation fêtes, and race meetings victory at this stage will not broak are being made. Probably down Chinese resistance, and a rolentless exploiting of a Chinese million people wilk gather both. defeat in likely to extend the grow sides of the Harbour to watch the ing antagonist of

the world. Arst train or motor-ear pass ever Japan's wisest, course would be to DURO GARAGE plead either that sheir nationals or

stay this offensive. They cannot the Bridge. a small force is in danger of an nihilation.

The huge reinforce ments preclude the idea of a Chi- Cove atack. In view of what has GILMAN & Co., Ltd., Agents happened the chances of such & volte face are small, but until the zero hour strikes there is hope that the cooler headed statesmen in Japan may yet stay the catas trophe.

„in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

[A 7.3.3.

DEATH CARGILL-At Edinburgh, on Feb. 10, James Cargill, Sub-Inspeo- tor, Hong Kong Polies For aged 37, beloved husband - of Isobel Cargill.

F1:49:

Editorial and Business Offroa: »11

Lee House Strent. Tel.. Roest, Night Editor. (Wanchai Office): London Odin 43, Fleet Stroot

Tel. 24511.

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, FERRÜARY 20, 1932.

AWAITING ZERO HOUR.

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS.

Great Arch Bpan.

as its namo.

it as much like an English jam-roll several shots in rapid succession. It was soon discovered that the shooting had been done through the window on the front verandah of the house. One bullet grmed Mr. Popov's forehead, another caused a light fresh wound on the left leg above the kace, while a third miss-

of the bedstead.

Kept Golf Balls He Found,.

The custom of golf caddies in keeping lost golf balls was referred

to at Bromley (Kent) Police Courted and struck the wall at the head when Christopher Pettman, aged 30, à golf qüddie, was fined 10%, for having 30 golf balls, alleged to have been stolen,

}

Lately Mr. Popov, in co-opera- tion with others, has been rather and it is thought that the attempt native in rounding up smugglers.

on his life is due to an effort on the part of the smugglers to stop which, dus to the vigilance of the interforence with their businom Customs, has been somewhat inter- rupted lately.

Jack Randall, the professional at With its arch span of 1,850 feet-Sundridge Park Club, said that the longest in the world-Sydney caddies were catitled to collect loat Harbour Bridge contains 28,000 tons bails, but they should be sold to of British steel. The whole strug the profesional on the spot. He pital for treatment and has already

Mr. Popov was taken to the hos ture has cost more than £6,000,000,added that it was the practics recovered sufficiently to enable him and the work wad spread over a among-name aaddies to keep the to resume his regular duties. Up period of seven years:

balla until they had a quantity, and

to the present no arrests have been made. the Aron span will enhance rather stop to it.

There are people who say that, they could not very well put a

Japan Off the Map.

than detract from the natural

beauty of the harbour, and those

who have seen it when the morning Elder Waterloo Bridge.

(or evening sun shines on it tiken it į

state.

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There was not much to report about the state of the market seaNearly 100ft. wide. terday morning. A very quiet tone prevailed, but rates were more or less unchanged.

Sales.

Hotals (Old), $13.10/13.40. Electrica, $754.

Cements (Comb.), $16.85/17. Hong Kong Ropes, $10.40. Government Loans, 4 per cent. premium.

"Buyers.

Hotels (Old), 813.20. Chinese Estates, 305. Yaumati Ferries, 830). Cements. (Comb.), -14.90 Amusements, 19. Constructions (New), 81.75. Government Loans, 3 per cent premium.

Sellers. Wharves, $156, Docks, $20.

No sign of conciliation was shown [1858 yesterday by Japan. In all direc

tions their attitude hardened and the normal expectation is thus, án offensive against the Chinese forces at Shanghai will be launched this morning. The ultimatum present- THE EXCHANGE BANKS willed by General UYEDA to the Chinese TOPEN will authorities bad the appearance of CLOSE at 12 Noon, for the Trantas-wall calculated provocation and tion of Pablic Business on MONDAY, had been framed to incite an angry TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the rejection. The demand that the ad, 23rd and 24th FEBRUARY (BAO Nineteeth Army should retire was MERTING).

to be expected, and if its more Hong Kong, 18th Foo., 1932, replacement by other troops had

been accepted. The insistance upon, day, the permanent dismantling of the Woosung and Paoshan Forts was, however, a drastic infringement

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NOTICE

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AFTERNOON SESSION:

A few sales were reported in the. afternoon at rates recorded below.

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to a rainbow, even in its unfinished The London County Council have boen informed by their engineers that, although there has been no now sinkaga,Waterloo Bridge can- not be safely maintained much- longer on the shorings and stilts" which hava propped it up for over seven yours.

Over the glittering waters the slanting sun paste a curved, shndow which in itself is beautiful: Details of the bridge ari:

Ten approach spans making a total of 3,7701"

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Th

An illustration of the intenso feeling aroused over the recent turn of events in Manchuria and Shanghai was observed récently. The map of Asia on the wall of

country school was hung low enough to be reached by the hands of the pupils and as a result the Island Empire has been completely effaced beyond recognition.

Meaning in Ears.

Dr. Leonard Williams' remarks on the signs of degeneracy which may be observed in the human car will make some of us uneasy.

The Council hare naked the

If one's eyes are too sinister ons Ministry of Transport whất finan- Four lines of electric railway.

can always mitigate their affect by cial support the Government will means of glasses. But what in the A roadway it wide, two foot-

give towards any proposed scheme, world is one to do about one's orra ? way, each 10ft wide, making a

Whon * £1,350,000 rebuilding What may not friends be dedueing. total width of 150ft 6in.

from the fact that one of one's eura. scheme was prepared some years ag9ia slightly larger than the other 1 Height of arch at cartre, 4371.it was stated that the Government Women have the advantage of Hendway for shipping it bigh would provide three quarters, but us in this matter, and one is in- water raft sin under the centre National economy may preclude cunning in the persistence of the clined to suspect some degree of of main span

this now.

fashion which for a long time now A member of the LC.C. Improve rars appearances,

has made the female oar, on its Beem an un- ments Committee said:

natural, almost an indecent object. "If the Government cannot sup-

Major and Hla Pistol.

beeh naked, the terms might have. Generally, the market was quiet ali ned 10%, at Watford Police Court port the rebuilding to take six Bank Holiday in the Berengaria.

199 VIOLET CAPELL regrets upon

having to cancel, until further notico, her avertisement re the re. sumption of Dancing Classes. [1815

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

Salos.

Wharves, $154. Providents (Old), $4.90. Comenta (Comb.), $17, Zlectrics, $75/70.

... Buyers. Union Insurances, 8400. Providents (Old), 84.00: Providents (New), $2,30. Cements (Comb.), 815.

Sellars,... Ching Lights (Old), 21. Cements (Comb.), $18.90.,

When Major Walter Phillips, of Sutton-road Watford, Herts, was for being in possession of firearms and ammunition without a certi ficate notice of appeal was given He pleaded not guilty.

Is said When I was appoint- | of traffic only..

lines of traffic, we may merely re build the damaged arches and widen the bridge to take four lines

ed to the Inter-Allied Commission The repair or rebuilding of

in Germany. I bought a hip-pocket the bridge hinges on the, Charing, automatic pistol because of rene

tionaries. Ond night we were Ared Cross Bridge scheme, and the deter on while driving across Germany, mining factor for both is money." I

Chinca sovereignty that, | ruled out any risk of acceptance. It must further be remembered that in the early days of the attack upon Shanghai there was just a possibility that the officer then! in charge, Rear-Admiral SHTOSAWA, was something of a freanter and Ind exceeded.. hig instructione There has been no relaxing of the THE ANNUAL

Biron grip and it must be assumed GENERAL MEETING will be held on Admiral.

has the fault did not lie with the Vice Admiral NOMURA, FRIDAY, 4TH MARCH, at 11 am the new Commander-in-Chief of the in the Sanitary Board Room, 3rd Japanese Fleet at Shanghai, was, floor, Post Office,

[1847 however, announced as the states

man-hdmiral, and General Urana

One case of Smallpox has the reputation of being a care ing from extreme nervousness, due ported on Thursday, ful and responsibic officer. It to the threatening situation up must, therefore, be assumed that the North, but this much at least can

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WEEKLY REPORT. Conditions in the past week were most erratic, with flashes of ap parent firmness here and there, in variably followed by reaction.

The market is undoubtedly suffers

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The report for presentation So grant has been the public re Farm, loa and Cold Storage Co

the ahareholders of the Dairy, scheme to start in May return tours "aponse to the Canard Company's

Ltd., at the thirty-sixth ordinary to Gibraltar for £8 8., in the yearly meeting to be held at the Mauretanis that the company has Albert Road, on Wednesday, March Company's Town Office, 9, Lower decided to employ the Berengaria

as well in this enterprise, and de-at 11 am states tails are expected to be announced tour in this great "and" popular shortly of a special Bank Holiday liner.

Local Notes and Events *

WAS TO

H.E. the Governor, Sir William

King's College on Saturday, March

A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR Japanese Government takes full bo shid, that, rates having been Feel is to distribute the prizes at

COLLECTORS:

responsibility for the actions of the considerably marked down, men on the spot. So little hope of lower level thus reached would seem moderation prevailing was, in fact, to be fairly well maintained at the 6, at 11 am, felt at Shanghai that Admiral close-

OR SALE The well-known and

Famous collection of the Inis Dr.

Bilva Mentiss, consisting of valuable

KLX apparently reduced his,

efforts to an appeal to both sides

and rare ancient Chinese statuary, to reset the neutrality of the furniture, paintings, Kwangtung pot Settlement, and Susied himself com- tory, bronzer, procelain, water colours and oil paintiage by G, Chinnery,pleting a provisional plan for the Jam-Kwa, M. Faptista, etc., sto. A ovacuation of British women and the above may be seen by appointmaat: children, should that course become

Please apply to

Ma P. DA BILVEIRA-MACAO.

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TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC LONDON

LOCAL EXAMINATIONS

The last day of entry for forthcoming Examinations in

necessary,

Rumours of a peaceful settlement were cortainly current yesterday, Probably they had their origin in the known desire of CHIANG KAI

SHEK to stave off war if it can possibly he managed. No doubt the illness of FENG Y HAYANG-whosel health has often played tricks at times of crisis also caused much. *peculation. CHIANG KAT SHE'S doubts and hesitations are not hard to understand. Those who bave conduct campaigns, and to Reep up and supply armies in the eld, seldom clamour for war. That a done by those who can os no further than a march down to the Fallway station with flags flying THEORY AND PRACTICAL bands playing. Those who think in terms of ammunition, boots, clothing, transport and drafts keep very quiet when the mob is shouting, Thoy know whose heads will be domanded when the usual, maddle" of war paralyses the. best organisation; they seo defeat, not in terms of newspaper reports. and wounded pride, but of an army my the wounded unattended, in confusion, supplier falling to the

and a mad wasteful effort to stay

Will be 27th February, 1932. Entry forms may be obtained from the Local Secretary.

WM. ANDERSON, c/o ANDERSON MUBIC CO., LTD.,

Ion House Szakes, Tal. $152; -

Salas,

Union Insurance, $100, Hong Kong Bank, $1,380. Douglases, $264. Shells, 43/11/ Providents (Old), $5./5.. Providents (Now), $2.40. Hotels (Old), 13.10/14.10. Hong Kong Lands, #781 C.D. Hong Kong Lands, $78) oz. div. Humphreys (Qld), $19),

Two Cottons, Tla. 143/14.65------

·

The forthcoming marriage is an nounced of Strathmore Tathais Butlin, of Lauriston," and Edith Lewis-Bailey of the Peak Hotel.

Sir Robert Ho Tung has remitted ata of, $20,000.to the Citizens Emergency Committee in Shanghai for the relief of the refugees.

Owing to the attendance of H. E. the governor at Harmston's Circu this evening the performance will commence at 9.30 instead of the usdal 9.18..

Among the parsengers arriving in the Colony from Manila by the s.3. President Cleveland yesterday were Sir Philip Sassoon, Mr. Bell, and! Mr. W. Butter-field.

1.

from the files.

Looking Back 50 Years,

•

**

The profit for, the period under roview, after writing off $195,483,35- for depreciation, placing 820,000 50 reserve against bad and doubtful debts and providing for directors and auditors feas, amounta

380,480.42 which includes the sum of $31,418,94 brought forward from last year's accounts. It is proposed to deal with the above balance of

· $838,123,49 as follows:--- To pay dividend of

$1.50 per share on

to

90,000 shares.378,000.00 To-pay bonus of 25

centa per share on

250,000 shares................... 82,5000,00 Add to cattle reserve.... 1,00,000.00 Adki to general reservò 30,000.00 Add to fire and typhoon insurance fund.

10,000.00 To carry forward....... €8,320.42

$880,450.42

We hear that at the date of the last mail from Home Sir John. Smalo was suffering from an attack of gout.

Betiring Directors. Mr. AB... The fatal motor accident 1/1

Stewart and. Mr. J. P. Warren Te Waterloo Road last Wednesday,

tire by rotation, but being oligible, The body of the unfortunate fire-offer themselves for re-election. when an earth coolie was killed, man, Robert Anderson, who lost. was recalled at Kowloon Magistracy his life at the fire in Queen's Road yesterday when the driver of the West on Sunday night, was interred audited by Messrs. Percy Smith, lorry involved, a Chinese named yesterday. A squad of tremen were Sethi and Fleming who offer them-.. Wong Kam-leung, faced the charge under the direction of Mr. Parker, selves for re-election.

The annunt meeting of the Hong of manslaughter When the case Assistant Superintendent, and the Hong Kong Trams, #21.85/22 Kong and Kowloon Wharf and was called, Inspector Mason appli- coffin was followed by a body of C.D.

Gadown Co., Ltd. will be held at ed for & Tamand and this was ac police, of whom the deceased was the offices of Messrs. Jardine Mathegordingly granted until this morn-formerly Indmber, Inspectors

f

Hong Kong Tramè, 622.80 ex. div.

Star Ferries, 04.

....

Chins Lights, $217/21:68. Hong Kong Electrics, $761/77km Telephones, $23/24. Cements (Comb.), 8184/17." Hong Kong Hopes, $18,40, Dairy Farms, $29,30.

Wm. Powell, 3:00

Constructions (Old), 28.23. Constructions (Naw), $1.85/1.90, Government Loans, 4 per cent. premium.

Buyers. Hotels (Old), $13.90. Chinese Estates, 295. Yaumati Patrias, 8301 Cements (Comb), $16,90.. Amiisamanta, 3192, Constructions (New), 1.75. Government Loans, 3 per premium.

Sellera, Wharves. $150, Docks, $20.

cent.

son and Co., Ltd.. on Thursday, March 10, at noon.

ing.

Gray, Thomson and Mathieson be ing prosent.-Hong Kong Daily When Chinese was charged with Press February 20, 1382:"" ambezzlement before Mr. E. L.. There will be no meeting of the Wynne-Jones at Central Magistracy Looking Back 14 Years." Rotary Club on Tuesday next on yesterday, it was stated that the account of the races. The next man had yielded to a sudden totap- Captain Losius of the 1,5, Kin- meeting will be held on March 1, tation because he had no money shan has recently received a ples when the speaker will be. Dr. for the Chinese New Year festivisent memento of the typhoon. A FL (Tho Prevention of ties. The defendant was an em- passenger, Mr. Hermann Saüher, Turcalosis '')..

ployee of the Wing On Co., and has sent from Germany a handsome was charged with embezzling 025.40 pair of binoculars as a mark of his from the firm. He pleaded guilty appreciation of Captain' Lossius We have received from the and after evidence had been taken management during that exciting Colonial Secretary a copy of the he was fined $50 and was ordered day. Consolidated Vehicles and Traffic '

to sign a bond, together with his de Regulations published in Govern, brother, of 8900 for his good be. A congregational social meeting ment Gazette. Copies of these Rohaviour for one year. gulations can be obtained from

Heirs Kelly and Walsh, Memri:

Brewer and Co., Mosits. Noronha,

and Co., Colonial Secretariat or and Mrs. Hickling leave to-day on Police Department at 81,50 per the German mail-Hong Kong

Daily Press, February 20, 1007.

copy.

Audit The uöcounts have been

IRISH ELECTIONS.

STALEMATE PROBABLE-

ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]:

LONDON, Feb, "15.

A stalemate appears the likely result of the Irish Free State elec. tions though at the moment the Republicans are leading.

Labour is losing seats to both the Government and the Republicans, but they hold the balance of power. in, the new: Dailiehote

The state of the partice at 4a40,

Government Republicans LFAKULTAS DET

was held in the Union Church 30 Corday evening, when the Rev C J. Hickling bada farewell to his congregation prior to his departure for Home on a lengthy holiday, Mr. (Continued on:Previous Column. Joutstanding.

Independent's Labor There are 54 results at