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CUSTOMS. NOTIFICATION.

NHE Offes and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIME CUB- TOMS for Kowloon and District will be OLORED to PUBLIO BUSINESS on the 25T1 and the 291 MARCH, 1909, being CUSTOMS HOLIDAYS.

E. N ENSOR," " "Commissioner of Chinese Customs,

Kowloon and District,

York Building

Hong Kong, 21st March, 1932. (1908

HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

A GENERAL MEETING OF

MEMBERS will be held on TUESDAY, the 29th March, 1982, at 8 p.m. in the Ofleas of the Chat- bor of Commerce, Chartered Bank Building. to nominate a Member of the Chamber for appointment to the Legislative Council during the absence from the Colony of the Hon. Mr. G. Gordon Mackie,"

Notice in writing of the Names of Candidates and their Proposera sad Seconders to be lodged with the Secretary of the Chamber of Com merce at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meating.

By Order,

M. F KEY,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 21st Mar, 1962. [1994

THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL NURSING

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Accommodation is provided fo fifty-five persous, including twenty- six first-class and maternity wards." The Nursing Home is furnishe and equipped throughout on the most modern lines.

Private bathrooms are attached to "oach first-class Ward,

Rates:-1st Class $11.00 per day ; 2nd Class $6.00 per day; ordinary medicines and small dressings in- ..cluded.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1932.

News and Views

Wife: “You ‘don't love me. Kny more!

of ancient restriction. Them are some things that seem to have failed. The railways are

a dia appointment, the water and elgstria power supplies were for years -un- satisfactory. But difficulties have Tais of the Day. been overcome The opening of ronds seems to have given now con- fidener..

A grand simplicity has marked the process-the ronds have been planned and the property, lumbering the, needed ground has been demolished. The maloos bavo been pashed, straight as the high- ways of Imperial Roane, through the wilderness of dwellings. Many have suffered loss-injustice it may be called, but the work has gone forward. Wheeled traffic plice along these roads and big forro coneráto buildings are going up on every side."

A programme of bold simplicity, of courage and imagination is rẻ- vonled in these articles. The road projects and municipal organisa- tion are dealt with pu-day, after an opening of the whole scheme, A further vista will be unfolded of the bridges over to Honam, of port. DURO GARAGE facilities, new power stations for "water and electric generation, a great sewerage system, transport

In Nathan Road. Kowloon..

GILMAN & Co., Ltd., Agents.

DEATH.....

Husband: "But, dear, I do? Wife: You couldn't «love, i woman with such uld clothes as 1 have to bava.""

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Bishop of the North Fole,

Consecrated in Paris Bishop of the Hudson Bay territory, Mgr. Arena Turquetil, the

famous

Year's Braves: Dead.

KOWLOON

MARATHON.

"L.-CPL. PALMER, WINS, FOR

SECOND YEAR.

A gold medal for the bravest dood of the year was awardel a Liver pool ship's cook at the general court of the Royal Human Society in The eleventh annual Marathon Loudon. While at sea ja sa Race, organised by the St. An- auxiliary schooner a sonman furling drew's Young Men's Club, took

the sail was washed overboard.

Mr. G. Jonkins, the cook, of Livor-place under ideal weather condi- pool, immediately dived in and tions last evening when twenty- attempted to reach the man, but three competitors ran over a course without success, and was picked up

nearly exhausted by the ship's life-slightly over six miles. The race French missionary to the Eskimos, boat after being 20 minutes in the was an extremely good one though becomes, ¿pao facto, Bishop of the water. The sea was so rough at the it was evident from the start that North Pole. His diocess, with an time that the lifeboat we smshed one of the four who took the lead

from the word "go" 'area of 1,500,000 square miles, is the in the attempt to take it aboard and

had to be abandoned. worlds largest and oxtants from the 50th degres Lat, to and including the Polo.

Mr. Lansbury's Birthday Treat.

Mr. George Lansbury, leader of the Opposition, celebrated his 73rd birthday by having breakfast in bed.

di

E is a luxury to which I am

thought that it would be a birthday

reat

During the year the society dealt with 400 cases of gallantry in sav ing or attempting to save life, and 485 persone were rewarded for sav Fing of lives and for opdeavouring to have 38 others. In six cases," in memoriam "awards were sont to lives in heroically attempting, to the relatives of those who lost their SILVA others.

Twenty-one awards were made to

vices, and 2 were sent to the India, Colonial, Dominions, and Foreign Offices... +

brvices and public education. By partial," be told a reporter, "so I man of the naval and military ser- | no-means the least interesting item is the establishment of a special (neademy for training future muni-

cipal servants in the science of. public administration,

There are at Canton, moreover, HowARD-On March 20, at 80 two institutions outside the sphere

ADDERLEY FITZALAN BERNARD, Captain, M.C., aged 38 yours.of the Municipality, which are Assistant Auditor, Hong Kong, and formerly "of the Durham

Light Infantry.

Editorial and Business Offeen: 11

Ice House Street. Tol. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office)

Tol. 94811. London Office sa, Fleet Street,

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, (Marote 22, 1932.

CANTON--THE PHŒNIX.

destined to influence, perhaps more profoundly than any others, the life of China: one is the Aviation Burcauz and the other the Whampoa Military Academy. The triumphs of the former lie largely

Ever since I was a child and police forces of the United King Twenty-three were made to the used to sake breakfast to my modom, while one bronze medal and 16 ther in bed, I have thought how nice awards were made to women... it would be not lo have to get up first thing in the morning.

"I confuse that I have my break- fast like that fairly often, and it

"was going to

breast the tape first. They were Palmer, Jones-Rogers, Robinson and Murphy, who eventually finish-

ed in the order named

At the conclusion of the race Mrs.

Rogers gave away the prices in the

St. Andrew's Church Hall" when Capt. R. D. Thomas vanounced that as A.B. Murphy, H.M.S. Bridge- water, had finished such a good

with a special, prize. This was fourth, he would like to prosent him

greeted with acclamation.

The order in which the competi tors fnished whe-L. C. Palmer,

White Lines for Tube Passangers..

The Underground is to try "mes-S.W.B. (38 mins. 38 secs.). Pte. morism" on its passengers. Hav

S. W. B., 8 P. O.

is usually a toss up between mying discovered that it is useless tell ing people to Keep to the Left," wife and myself as to who gets up the company has decided that they

must be led. and makes it.

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"I did not have a party," added"} in the future, but a number of Mr. Lansbury, "because if I did notable flights, and a striking there would have to be a party for military achievement, when the every member of the family, and Ironside" advance in 1929 wo the family is so large that we largely held up by the Canton should be having birthday parties Air Force, have confirmed the high for ever!" (Mr. Lansbury has four Topinion of Chinese airmen formed sons and eight daughters).

by foreign aviators. As to the Military Academy we all know the success obtained in war by its cadets, even prior to the start of the Northern Expeditionary Force in the spring of 1926..

Canton has not been spared its political troubles, but the force of We are publishing to-day the first progress and of rejuvenation has APPLICATION has been made

to this Company to issue tu of a series of articles upon the taken such strength that the city MR. CHAX HO SMI, of 39, Conduir plans of the Canton Municipality has known comparative peace since Road, Hong Kong, a duplicate Cer for the future development of the the great Communist upheaval of tificate for thirty-air shares in this city. The articles have Chiness December, 1927, and the many gov. Company, numbered 719742/719783, or other Certificato in lieu thereof, official sanction and can be rogard-cramental coupe d'état have done upon statement that the originaled as authoritative statements of more than rule the surface of There have been, strong Certificate No. 8019, dated the 12th what Has been accomplished and its life.

day of April 1929, has been lost or what will, it is hoped, be done in and able rulers, who have broken mislaid; and Notico is hereby given that, if, within thirty days from the the near future. Most of us know up the disorderly factions, and the date hereof no claim or representation something of Canton and realise in current of the city's life has been concentrated upon a metamor-

HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.

A Perfect Example,

Professor "Give me an example of the fitness of a name "bo the thing to which it is applied?

Student- An orange, sir, An orange is orange in colour, it has the shape of an orange, the taste of an orange, and it is really and truly an orange, as its name would lead you to expect,"

Jones-Rogers,

Robinson, A.B. Murphy, Pte. Jones, B.W.B., L/C Andrews, S.W.B...

And this is bow it will be done. Passengers approaching the foot- bridge to the West-bound trains a Mansion, House Station next week will see two white lines painted G. P. closely together..

Pie. Lippist, 5.W.B... L. J. Smyth, Pte. Ronan, S.W.B., SF. James,

Bassett, Sorgt. · · Hyde S.W.B. A.B. Shepherdson, A.B

Stoker L/8/ Taylor. Peardo, Stoker Shimmin, Pte. Dur

These will lead slantingly to the left, and passilgers' fech are con- Godfrey, fidanty expected to follow their eyes along the line.

They may be reading newspapers bin. A.B. McCourt, Tol." Pownall, pr thinking of next half-year's in A... Beckett, Pte. Voisey and W..

come tax.

Even so, the mesmerie influence Jones. of the white lines is expected to work.

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It is interesting to note that the

The human being, the psycholo first two competitors to finish yes- gista assart, is like that. The white lines are the suggestion of a pas- terday dead-heated for the first sanger Their urge" will be ob-place last year. There was also a dead-heat in yesterday's event when served by officials.

If the "magic" works, those will. P. Bassett, R.A.F. and Sergt. be the linea on which passengers, will walk or run in all Tube corri Hyde finished together for the

oleventh place.

dors.

Local Notes and Events

Six weeks hard labour

Whe

The H.K.V.D.C. will be inspected by the G.O.C. on Murray Parade meeted out to a Chinese at Central Magistracy yesterday by Mr. Ground this evening at 6 p.m.

Schofield for loitering with intent to commit a felony in Ko Shing Street and for being in possession of a pick-lock, which was found in. bis shoe...

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Three cases of small-pox-and three of enteric fever were reported over the wock-end.

in respect of such original Certificate when we go there that we are wit-phosis that can be best appreciated is made to the Company, the Com-nessing a notablo event in history— pany will then proceed to deal with

a vast town changing itself, and by those revisiting Canton," with auch application

memories of the city as it was only building itself anew. Canton in For THE CHINA LIGHT &

fifteen years ago. one of the great cities of the world POWER CO. (1918), LTD.

ard one of the most ancient. The SHEWAN, TOMES & 00,

author of the article published General Managers.to-day puts its beginning, very Hong Kong, 21st Mar., 1982.

modestly in the fifth century before

Attempting to "alight from mov- [1000

A police report issued last night the birth of CHIят. Then Babylon

ing Aberdeen bus in Pokfulum was still the metropolis of the

The following health bulletin of Road on Sunday, a Chinese named states that five robbers armed with world and Tyru its greptest sea-castern ports, for the week ended Chau Mai, aged 60 years, a carpen- !

daggers entered 20, Hillier Street port; Rome was a small Italian March 12, has been issued: --- ier of Aplichau, received injuries Yesterday and after binding and town, and Grosce only starting to

from which he died later in hon emerge as a world power: None"

Cases Death: pital. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the TENTH ORDINARY of the present cities of England YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders and Northern Europe had been of the Hong Kong Engineering & founded. Construction Company, Limited, will

HONG KONG ENGINEERING & .CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

be held in the Board Room of Messrs, been, since the third century, B.C., Shewan, Tomes & Co., St. George's a point of contact with western Building, Chatar Road, Hong Kong

on Tuesday, the 5th April, 1933, at 12 nations. It has always been ready purpose of for foreign trade, and here, nearly o'clock noon, for

receiving the Report of the Board of two hundred years ago, began the Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the Year onded on the 31st Decem contact between Great Britain and ber, 1931, and electing Directors and Auditors

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th March to the 6th April, 1932, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

B. ALVES,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1932.

(1073

HONG KONG CLUE.

NOTICE. EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEARLY

China, As a busy port it has never accepted the ideal of contentment with things as they are and the inevitable clash between the Chi-' ness theory of resistance to change, and the Western belief in the mut- ability of all things, has made Cantos to Europeans the moat vitul and most interesting city in the country.

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3 route to Shanghai, where she is "covering the trouble. Her articles are read by many people all over the world and are distribut. ed. through her own syndicate:

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Bombay.

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Only a very unimaginative persoD- could fail to respond to the romance of Canton. This city, surrounded

TGENERAL MEETING of the by great walls, surrounding two

at 1430 pan.

Members of the Hong Kong Club hundred miles of narrow streets, will be bold in the Club Hare on hes during the last fifteen years THURSDAY, the Alat MARCH 1932ruggled with a strange feroner

By Order

and intensity out of antiquity to T. A. BOBERTSON, modernity The Walls were de

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molished; a great gesture, a literal

Macao [1979 and a symbolical throwing down

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 18th March, 1982.

A football jersey belonging to Sub- Lieut. A. G. E. Higgins, of H.M.B. Herald, stolen about a month ago, was found being worn by a coolie on Saturday. The man, who was

only 17 years old, was bound over

in the sum of $50 to come up for judgement when called upon, by Mr. Schofeld

According to a police report, Pte. 8. C. Beresford of the R.A.M.C. was arrested yesterday for obtain ing credit at one of the large local stores under falu pratonca la stated that Beresford was to have sailed for Home yesterday but he was detained, He will be brought before the Magistrate this morning.

gagging the women inmates that were in the fat at the time, the intruders ransacked the place and eventually left with a haul amount ing to some 8270.

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SIGHTLESS WHIST CHAMPION

VICTIM OF GREAT WAR EXPERT AT CARD GAME.

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London, March 10-Attending many London whist-drives, and often winning valuable prizés is a blind whilst champion.

He is Mr. A. J. Wiltshire, of Herne Hill, who lost his sight in the War and was taught to continue his favourite pastime at St. Dun stans, Mr. Wiltshire plays with a

From the files. specia) pack, of Braille cards with

Looking Back 25 Years.

A European named Blackmore, a storekcoper on the Kowloon-Canton railway, was summoned for not pay ng ricksha fare and also for assaulting the coolie. He failed to appear and his bait of $10 was cetreated.

the suits and value of the cards indicated by raised miniatures ip the top left hand corner.

The other players call the carda played and he lays accordingly. without hesitation. He has never been known to revoke and is as speedy in sorting out and playing as people with the use of their sight.

In business life Mr. Wilshire is head telephonist at a London Arm where he has charge of seven ex- changes and twenty-four extensión Jines.

This evening at the Union Church. Literary Club the closing social and STILL IN BANDITS' HANDS. business meeting will be held. Mr. Frank Browne will take the chair.-Hong Kong Daily Prata, March 22, 1007.

Two Chinese, who were before Mr. Schofield" yesterday on charges Looking Back 50 Years,

of disorderly conduct in Lockhart ·

Road, were each sentenced to six On Saturday night, attention was weeks' hard labour and a fine of drawn to the Harbour by the firing $25 at the Central Magistracy. They of rockets. This is usually a sign were followed into a nutcher's shop of something wrong on board, a by Detective Sub-Inspector Rozes ship, but on this occasion it turned kwy, who found them struggling that the rockets were fired from the on the floor, one with a two inoh Japanese corvette Taukuba Kan wound in his head..

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BIGGER RANSOM NOW ASKED FOR CAPT. BAKER.

10.-Chinese

Peiping, March naval vessels have established con tact with the captors of Capt. Charles, Baker, of the Yangiss Rapids Co. who, was captured on January 16 when his lighter lay stranded a little more than 100

miles above Hankow,

Baker on payment of 810,000, his "After agreeing to release Capt.

abductors decamped with the money when they received it, taking their captive with them. This breach of faith occurred towards the middly of last month, when Capt. Baker was reported to be in a very weak condition owing to the

he had suffered the hardship: The bandits are now demanding a further 840,000 and a reply by March 16. This, demand, it is presented on learned to-day, was March 2. de

Capt. Baker, who is an American,

and they were probably fired for amusement, since there was nothing Three Chinese were prosecuted be the matter on board that vemol.

It is notified in the Gazette foro Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday for fighting that His Excellency the Adminis in, the street in Connaught Road trator has granted four months' West, near Sutherland Street, on vacation leare and eight months Friday evening. They were all auf leave of absehbe on half pay to Mr. fering from more or less severo in CFA Sanghter, Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court. Consequent juries from the fight. When the M Bangster's departure on police arrived on the scene all the leave the Administrator has made who have been in the handi he defendants were found knocked out the following appointments Mr captors for two months on the

Crowy Twena to be acting Deputy piry of the time-limit-a-ber in the street. The first two defen- Registrar of the Supreme Court, lieved that he is being held some ants were each fined #5, the third and Mr. James Dyer Bal! to be where in the vicinity of Pailochi, being Aned 87, and all three were Sheriff Hong Kong Daily Press, not far from the place where he bound over to be of good behaviour.March 22, 1062.

wae,captured.