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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG.

NOTICE OF MEETING"

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EMBERS are hereby notified that the ANNUAL GENER. AL MEETING will be held in the Booma of the ImeriTUTION THURSDAY, Maron 81st, at 8 p..

A. L.. LANDSBERT,

Hon. Secretary

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HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION.

REMINDER

THE ANNUAL

GENERAL

MEETING will be held this

Evening in the Board Room of

Masars. JARDINE, MATURBON & Co., Lap., at .30 p.m,

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REMINDER.

GENERAL MEETING of A Members of the HONG KONG

GENERAL CHAMBER OF COM MERCE will be held at the Olcos of the Chamber THIS EVENING at 'look to clost a Representative to the Legislativa Consil

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N. F. KEY.

"Beerotary,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT ··

CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the 43rd Ordinary Annual Meeting of Bhareholders will be held at the Offices of the Company Ex- chango Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, on Thursday, the Stat day of March, 1933, At Noon, for

purpose of receiving

the

a Statement of Accounts and the Beport of the Directors for the year ended 31st December, 1931.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 12th March, 1982, to Thursday, 31st March, 1932, both days inclusive."

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By Order of the Board of Directora,.

ALLAN KEITH,

Becretary.

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UNION WATERBOAT CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDEĖS.

THE TWENTY SEVENTH AN

NUAL GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held in the Officer of Mears. Dodwell & Company, Limited, on Wednesday, the 30th March, 1832, at 8 pm. for the purpose the report of the General of receiving Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to B1st December, 1931.

The Transfer Books of the Company

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSUR. ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

WIZARD

SNIPE

WATCH THE STARTLING PAIR You mostly see their tails as they overtake you-as they always will.

Got a look

at the real:

comfort and

magnificant engineering.

Consider

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 29.

interview concluded with a Notla sop to tho Manchester Guardian about trusting that future re lutions with England will be mora friendly then in the past."

Tais of the Day.

1932

News and Views

Men's and Women's Ideas,..

Small boy (to öld gentleman who a been hit by a cricket ball) "Planse, sir, did it bounge befora. it hit you! You're the boundary,more inventive since the wag? an wa want to know whether it's a. four or a six,”

Have mon more fertile brains than women, and have they become

The somewhat sharp reply of Mr. J. H. THOMAS, the Dominions Secretary was that the Oath of Allegianes is an integral part of the Treaty which has hitherto been

Latest details of the Bournville honourably observed by both sides,

Works suggestion scheme, which has Referring to the Jund annuities, he

boen in operation for nearly 30 declared that the Free State was

years, show that since the war committed to payment by most Prison regulations and discipline men's suggestions have outnumber, formal and explicit understanding. are to be tightened up in every led women's by two,te one, and that gaot" in England as a result of Failure to continue would be a vio-disclosures following the Dartmor the proportion holds good in the lation of an agreement which is binding in law and in honour upon the Irish Free State.

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The first reaction of English people is to eurne Mr. DE VALERA self-soaking, trouble maker. who is upsetting un admirable nrrangement and stirring up bad blood in order to gratify poraonal

Beauty Culture in the Dells,

mutiny,

It has boor discover that there are irregularities even in women/a Prisons, and that sigarettes, and oven beputy preparations, have been baker Boeresly into the oils,

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New Halfs for Chared on Hill Top,

figuros of ideas which have been adopted

Before the war, the numbers of men's and women's suggestions were practically "equal, though the men showed superiority in adoptable ideas.

A committee at Cadbury Brothers' The ancient St. Martha's Church factory at Bourneville has just on the sandy hill above the famous Bade awards for suggestions adopt- Tillingbourne Valley, near Worked in the past half year. The total able for worshipers if funds can shemo is now over £15,000, be_raisod.

Motormips of the Desert,

A French motor transport com. pany has approached the GoverR=" General of Algeria for a concession to run a fast passenger and goods. service between Biska insouthern Algeria and Kano in Nigeria The automobiles will be fitted with Dinnel angines running on fuel oil. Biskru is an Algerian oasis visited during the winter by many tou- would be attracted farther south to rists, and no doubt many of them the Hoggar, or even right across the Sahara to the River Nigor, if good and cheap transport wore Available. Kano has a population of 100,000. It is of scenomic im portance as it is in the centre and the market town of a rich cotton- growing district. Both Biskra and Kano are railway termini, and n fast automobile servica there is between Biskra and Algjera.

HILLMAN WIZARD spite. Unfortunately, thore is more ing, is to be made ft and comfort distributed in connection with the Heavy Orop Eases Australiaz Orisis.

HUMBER SNIPE

ATTEN

DURO GARAGE

"In Bathan Road, Kowloon.

GILMAN & Co, Ltd., Agents.

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BIRTH. DLIA8-At Aldershot on March 21. to the wife (nee "Crawford) of B. R. D. ELIAS, The Suffolk Re- giment, a daughter,

MARRIAGE.

BRYAN-GONDON.-On March 18, at Shanghai, REGINALD ALFRED BRYAN, BOU of Captain A. J.

Bryan, R.A.S.C. (retd) and the late Mrs. A. 3. Bryan, to JAMERINA GORDON, third daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon.

to it than that Mr. DE VALERA is an honest fanatle, with hatred of England as the 'bee in his boëned. That his friends will auffor for his fanaticiám troubles him not at all What must be faced is that at the recent elections Mr. DE VALERA laid his cards on the table; he told the Irish people in honest and straight forward manner what he intended

to do if he were returned to Parlin- ment, and on this programue ho and is supporters have been sent baeir to power.

His first act on taking office was to release the seditionists incarcerated by Mr. Oosarave; and now the Irish Re-

DE

publican Army is ruling the reost And threatening Mr.

VALERA himself unless he obeys orders with- out delay:

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Parts of the building date back to the Norman period. It was visited by Chaucer's Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury.. raiders, seeking to bomb the powder During the wor German at factory at the foot of the hill, mis took the ruined chapel on the top of St. Catherine's Hill for St. Martha's Church, and their bomis missed their mark by three miles.

Sunken Gold Grows In Value.

Among the unexpected bene- Aciarios of the present boom in gold aro the underwriters of the bullion off Brest in the P. O liner Egypt

The treasure in the strong room of the sunker linor, originally

valued at £840,000, is now worth nearly £1,800,000...

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When the Italian salvage com pany resumes diving operations in the Bumper (they have already

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Forbidden Dance."

The largest wheat crop South Australia has ever reaped is sub- stantially helping to restore the State's industry, which has been A by-law led to the curtain being ad dry seasons. The State is ex- hard hit by low prices and prolong- rung down on Mr. Jack Buchanan,pected to garner about 50,000,000 partner, Miss Ethel Stewart, at the £3,000,000, twice as much as leat the musical comedy actor, and his bushels, which should yield at least Paramount Theatre, Newcastle.

[your. As the bounty of didn bushel will be paid by the Federal Government on all wheat produced this season, the restoration of the industry is assured.

They were in the middin of song and dance at the Newcastle Frese charity, concert when the cur- tain fall. The manager, Mr. C., R. Young, told them that variety was forbidden on Sunday.

Mr. Buchanan returned to the stage and said to the audience:

There is apparently some rule here that one must not dance on Sunday. We did it in the best of good faith. But law is law, and we must bow to it."

Famous Runner to Marry.

The engagement of Dr. H. B.

British Clocks Best.

British watch and cloak manufao turers are rapidly gaining ground pn their competitors.

"During last month the increasing prosperity of the industry in Eng land' has warranted the establish- ment of an organisation to push the growth of clock and watch making in Great Britain.

This organisation, the British Clock Manufacturers Association, portant firme employing thousands"

If there is no satisfaction to be succeeded in pentrating the strongStallard, of Harley-street, W., the has already a membership of 20 im

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got out of England there is always room and locating the treasure), old Cambridge and international Ulster to fall back on.

Mr. Da their share of the bullion, if the runner, is announced. VALERA describes the division of the present price is maintained, will

Dr. Stallard has the distinction I be wortli £700,000 instead of of being the only athlete in the "the greatest erima £525,000. country as

history of the Amateur Athletic committed against our

nation."

This unforeseen increase in values Association to hold the A.A.4. Editorial and Business Offices: 12,(Strange that the unqualified super-will handsomely recompense them championships at 440, 980 yards,

for the many delays and disappoint and one mile. Ico House Street. Tel. 30981.

Jative should be alloted to sp smallments incurred since the work of Night Editor (Wanchai Offen): a thing!)" Force is out of the ques-salvage was begun."

Tel. 94813.

tion," saya Mr. DE VALERA in refer-, London Office & Fleet Street, ring to his wish to end the partition. Submarine Warned" by the

Perhaps it is for him, for does not

Daad,shirgan Aoy an enthusiastio admirer write of: him in a Bome paper as "a man of peace!" The Irish Republican Army no doubt has its own views, and the trouble is that Ulster, as

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, MARCH 29, 1982.

IRELAND AGAIN.

ed.

A strange story of a British sub marine being saved by a dead man's Theatre. warning was told at the Duchen.

Stewed!

of people in the making of all-Bri tish timepieces, and it is optimistic regarding the future of the "indus- try.

J.

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got to create useful work for just

an many people as possible."

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HERE TO-DAY.

He Anished second in the 1991

"We have nothing the public-did A.A.A. championship mile at the

not give us," Mr. Henry, Ford says, age of 18 to Albert Hill

according to the Associated Press, The story that will always be rein,commenting on his 1929, produe membered in connection with Dr. tion plans and their effect on busi Stallard, however, is that of bisness generally. No surplus exists herois attempt at the Olympic for private benefit; every surplua Games in Paris in 1924. During is provided for use; The fu- the 1,500 metres he injured his foottura is hore, now, and we After Mr. Clifford Bax. the in auch a way that it was torture are going to do our utmost-to author of "The Rose. Without Though he did this comparatively if we cannot make what the coun

every time the foot touched ground. risk everything necessary to see Thorn," the play now running at part of the British Empire will the thontre, had spoken on Why carly in the race be fought his way try needs most-work-jobs. We GEORGES PHILLIPPAR DUE have ovary right to call, on England I am a Buddhist, a man in the round the track and finished third are going to risk everything we'vo

tho international champion to defend her frontiers, and if a stalia asked whether Buddhism. single battalion, lands in Ireland could explaid the following inci Nurmi, He collapsed at the tape

and lost consciousnesa:" dent:- the old eloquence will be unchain- During the war, he said, "a submarino sent on listening patro! How childish it is; this mulish to the German coast did not return

when expected, and was written off Scene, Hong Kong Club Dining land without loving the country and as lost,

·Room, time 9 p.m.. everyone in it? That is the por-

General conversation completely sonal side of it. But let politics command of another submarine, at drowned by the loud voices of four get loose in Ireland and the whole the same spot, was looking through very obvious N.O.'s, of varying countryside in obsessed with past the periscope when

degrees of seniority.

After much merely between the times of Oliver marine wrong and outrages, inflicted not the officer commanding the sub. inconsequent talk:—

which did not return Cromwell and bloody Balfour waving his arms from the surface but clearly listed since the unfortu of the sea. The officer at the peri- "nate day that Strong-Bow set out scope shouted, There's McGrath " froan England and founded The They rose to the surface to go to one hanged Pale!

his rescue and as they advanced slowly on the surface they found they were making straight for a mine. Had they not received the

been blown up,

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT

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ROSARY CHURCH.

Six months later the second in

be

saw

"Don't you use Fish, Six "I am eating Fish," "No Sir, that is Stewed Chicken

and Asparagus." "Oh, the Boy must have brought

the wrong number.".... which is a serious reflection on, either the Club food, or the state

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to-day on her maiden voyage from Marseilles. She will berth at the Kowloon Wharf.

A sitter ship of the Felix Rous- Argentina's Income Tax.

sel," the new M.M. liner Georges For the first time in Argentine Philippar in das in Hong Kong. history an income tax has been decreed by the Provisional Govern- ment. The term of the law is five years, and it is looked on mainly as an emergency measure to help balance the budget. There is some tumult; the majority of Argentine gorios Maritimes Fleet, which has lawyers are unacquainted with in- come tax intricacies, and as the "a displacement of 21,448 tons, is conditions of the law are rather capable of a fast turn of speed, and ambiguous, it will take some time is fitted with the most modern before the income tax machine. runa

The new addition to the Messa

control are considered rather pro- safety of passengers She has a smoothly. Both enforcement and equipment for the comfort and

blematical, but there is every in-

of the more senior N.O's Palate." "ernment.

Local Notes and Events

will be closed from the 23rd March THE Irish people are spoiling för a foud. Who has ever been to Ire to 30th March, 1832, both dater Aght, and what seems to trouble inclusive.

DODWELL & CO, LTD., them most is that England will General Managers obviously not come up to the

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scratch The British Government has an adequate reply to Mr. DE VALERA B rodomontade, but it will not be, fighting, How and for Erin; no martyrs, no heroes, no ix delible wrongs, no "for wearin' of the green!" "Eng- land, has no foreign war on her hands and the need for a rough FIRST COMMUNION.warning the submarine would have THE Sixty-third Ordinary General

All that will Meeting of Shareholders will house is absent be held at the Offices of the under happen if Ireland finally separates signed on WEDNESDAY, the 30TH from the British Empire is that MARCH 1982, at Noon, for the further tariff concessions will be purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with made on produce from Canada and a statement of Accounts for the year the Dominions, and Ireland will ended the 81st Docamber, 1981.

pay the same taxes on Continental nations. Probably a Reunion Party

A very imposing and colourful will grow up in the Emerald Isle, ceremony took place yesterday and, with much portentous eere morning before a crowded congre monial the status que, in slightly gation at the Rosary Church, Kow different form, will eventually be ciated at the first Communion of loon, when Bishop Valtorta off- rostored. British farmers are no over & hundred little boys and girls doubt following it all with bated The church, with its Easter de breath, foaring lost it be too good corations, served as a fiting back

ground. to to be true that their Irish rivals commenced with a procession of the ceremony, which could be quite so obliging. In a the small Communicants down the less honest age the whole trouble ing long candles, the girls with aisle-all dressed in white and hold would be traced to the bribes and flowing white veils on their beade the machinations of the British They were shepherded by Sisters of St. Mary's and Mary Knol Schools, Farmars' Union.

under whose religious tuition the children have been for several weeks..

The Share Register and Transfer to the 30th March 1982, both days

Books will be alosed from the 18th

inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON. & CO. LTD., General Managers,

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD Hong Kong, 9th March, 1982.

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"THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

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There is hard wearing going on NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

that the ORDINARY YEARLY somewhere. Mr. DE VALENA, in an MEETING of Shareholders will be interview with that friendly and

BISHOP VALTORTA OFFICIATES,

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The Communion. held in the Office of the Company, 2, trusting newspaper The Manchester Bishop, who also gave a short ad Maas was celebrated by the Queen' Building, Hong Kong, on

Lieut. Comdr. G. N. Rowlings has been appointed to Marazion and to Bruce on transfer.

Hong Kong Police Force, has re- Inspector F. E. E. Booker, of the turned to the Colony from Weihai- wel where he enlisted i batch of Shantung recruits for the Force.

By special request, the British picture, Canaries Sometimes Bing,

will be shown at, the King's Theatre to-morrow.

Damage to a gas light standard and the railings of the nullah in Park Road, opposita Fairlen School, was caused by a motor lorry on Sunday when the vehicle crashed Enquiries at police headquarters into the wall and then caught are that to arrests have yet been made. other lorry bound for Fanling ran last night elicited the information Earlier during the week-end, as in conncation with the Happy off the Shatankok Road into a paddy Valley murder, but the pollen are fold. The driver and four others still working on the case,

were slightly injured.

A notice in our advertisement: columns caila attention to the fact

dication that the decree will be rati-large tennis court, and a swim Bed by the new Constitutional Gov ming pool. Some of her bost cabins.

are furnished in Louis XVI, Louis XV, "Empire," "Directoire," "Mo- derne" and Restoration styles, The liner was launched at the Lorie docks on November 6, 1830 She is assigned to the Indo-China, China and Japan service, The ship- measures 172.60 meters in length, 20.80 meters in width and has a draft of 8 1/2 metres. She is pro pelled by two groups of Diesel gines of 6,000 h.p. esch, and accommodate 1,970 passengers.

from the files.

Looking. Back 25 Years:

The death has taken placb; of Bishop James N. Fitzgerald, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.", De-" orased was on a tour of the world India and Burmah before coming and had presided at conferences in to Hong Kong."

brok

H. E the Governor, with the ad- vice of the Executive Council," has been pleased to appoint. Mr. B. B C. Rosa to be a director of the

that a general meeting of members he has addressed to the Chinese Widow's and Orphan Pension of the Hong Kong General Chamber householders on subjects included: Fund in succession to Mr. L A F of Commeroo takes place this even-

within the scope of his commission. Johnson on leave-Hong Kong would be willing to pay more than Looking Back 50 Years. they at present do for water if a larger supply were afforded. There

THURSDAY, 3187 MARCH, 1989, at Guardian, suid:" The oath of "dress to the children, pointing outing at 5 p.m. to elect a representa, j has asked them whether ther Daily Press, March 20, 1907

EXPLORER OFFERS SERVICES.

ATTEMPT TO FIND MISSING COL. FAWCETT,

New York, March 22 - An offer

to organise an expedition to search

for Col. Fawcett, who disappeared in the wilds of Brasil seven years ngo, was made in a letter to the New York Times to-day by Mrễ G. N. Dyott, a South American ex

He suggests that the expedition should be Ananced by a group of philanthropista

11 A.M. for consideration of the allegiance is not made obligatory the significance of the Sacrament tive to the Legislative Council. Directors

Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 3187 by the treaty, but only by the Con- and exhorting the young Communi cants to take part in it often and December, 1981.

Rossini's popular opera Il Bar stitution, which we can change" regularly, The scene during the The Share Register and Transfer

Amongst the passengers who left is every reason to believe that the biere di Siviglia will be produc-plorer. Books will be closed from the 24th to Referring to the land annuities Communion, when the children re by the P. & D. a... Rajputana were

answer will be in the affirmative, ed at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, the 31st MARCH, 1932, both days matter of £3,000,000 paid to Eng-eived the Holy Eucharist, was Mr. and Mrs. C. Atkinson. Mr. T. In addition to the water rate, they to-morrow evening, by the Italian

most impressive and the beauty of Claxton, Mr. A. H. Compton, have at present to pay coolies for Opera Company with Signor land he said. These monies are the whole ceremony was greatly Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Groundwater, barrying water from the hydrants, Bilini in the role of Rosina, and It is thought that Col, Fawesta the property of the Free State enhanced by the aging of the Mr. and Mrs. W. Hedley, Rov. Brand of late, we haar, they have in Signor Clocci in that of Figaro. may still be alive for a Swiss huge Treasury

There is no just

schoirzeve

Famen Mrs E JR. Mitchell, Mr--some cases been compelled to contenkaart pattern ter has found ringen After Maas, the children were and Mrs. J. Morris Mrs. F. Mait | chans water itself from the water Mr. Chadwick, the Sanitary Com-long to the mliving man, The b fleation whatever for forwarding confirmed by the Bishing as ware Iland, Major D. E.Somerville and bonts Hong Kong Daily Press, missioner, amongst other questions ter also claim that he, he met and these annuities to England." The also scene afty Chinese Catholica, Mrs. Whyto-Smith.

March 20, 1888.75"

Continued on previous Column 1

inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors ~R-M-DYER

Chief Manager, "Hong Kong, 17th, March, 1008.-.--

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