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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE FANLING HUNT AND

RACE CLUB, »

Steeplechase Meeting

Tanged for the 17th instant

has been, cancelled.

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THOMSON & CO.,

Secretarios.

·HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Company, Limited, will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Shewan, Tomos &

Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong on Tuesday, the 6th April, 1932, at 1

of

o'clock noon, for the pur Board of receiving the Report of the Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended on the 31st Decem ber, 1931, and electing Directors and Anditora.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 24th March to the 5th April, 1932; both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

B. ALVES

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 17th March, 1932,

(1973

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THIRD "EXTRA RACE

TEXTING will be held (weather parmilking) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY. 9rx APRIL, 1989, 30- mending at 1:45 p.m.; fret saddling ball 1.13 p...

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Members are nolfist that they and their Ladies must wear their Badger. prominently displayed.

No One without Badge will be. admitted to the Members Enclosure.

Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enaleurs sud Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and 18.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are. obtainable through the SECRE TARY upon Introduction by a Member, ruch Member to be responsible for Payment of All Chita, ato.

Members'

Badges admitting to Bnoloadte will NOT be on sale at the Raos Course.

On No Fretext will Children be permitted in aither Enclosure daring The Meeting

Ts are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in adrance. Telephone 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,

The Price of Admission to the Publis Hindiorare is $2.00, including Tax, for all Ferona, inainding Tadias, and payable at the Gate,

Boldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Half Price

Bookmaker, Tic Tac Men, ato,, will not be permitted to operate with in the Precincts of Tax Hoxe Kong Jocker CLUB during the Race Meeting. Ties will be obtainable in the Res taurant in the Public Exalosure.

By Order,

U. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 4th April, 1982,

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER" CO. (1918), LTD.

HILLMAN WIZARD

HUMBER SNIPE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 5 1932.

Ventions and throw overboard the

whole apoial and political scheme which preceded the grontent disas

News and Views

A DOUBLE BARRELLED ter in its history. The return of a small section occasionally to nudity OPPORTUNITY

comething more than a passion for notoriety, it is a symbolical act expressing deep-sented revolt against the tyranny of a system which proved to be utterly wrong. The act of discarding their clothes is a gesture of self-sacrifice, cleansing of the spirit and no in dication of the barrenness of the philosophy which has ended in such chaos and disillusionment. Ger-

This seasons pheno- menal successes gained by the Hill. man ! Wizard and the HumberSnipe cars put them at the top of all co peti- tion. "We congratu late ourselves for having "bagged " them both-

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BIRTH.. BODDY. On March 2, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs., Bonny, O doughter.

Tale of the Day

"Is that a popular song your neighbour is singing 1)?

"Not around here, it isn't

Tco-Handsome Butler,

Early to Bed

A butler who was so good-look- One of the contributory cause ing that people did not think he of rheumation among school chil- could work was mentioned in 'n dren, in the opinion of an L.0,0. onse at Marylebone County Court doctor, is that they go to bed foo when firm of tailors sued Mins Into. No doubt children will con- Flag Bank for Dickens' Grandson Marguerite Munroe, of Great sider this sa just another'strategic H.M.S, Repuben, now on a West. Cumberland-place, W, for £19 17s move in their andless war with for suite supplied to a butler adulta over bedtime. The begin- Indian cruise, has had some din named J. K. Taylor in her employ.ning of adolescence is largely a tinguished commanders of late.

Ip her defence. Miss Munroea matter of winning the right to go Captain Dickens (grandson of manigorass of servico fata-soid to bed at will, and not at the But, though Charles Dickens), who comruanded, that she did not order the slathos Parental command. her up to a few months ago, has but called at the tailors because parents mast eventually loes thin just been promoted to dag rank. Taylor asked her to prove to them struggle for authority with young This morning is announced the apho was employed by her.

children "it is essential that they pointment of his precedessor. Vice-

"I engaged Taylor out of pity," should win at any price in the Admiral A.. D. P. Pound, as

interest of the vanquished.. Lord Commissioner of the Admir she said, "because he told me he many to-day is experiencing to aalty and Chief of Naval Personnels down and out and had been sleeping on the Embnakmont. He stated ho had boon butler to titled degree which only a highly edue-

people, but that now nobody would. ated nation can lock, that travail of

employ him as he was so good looking that people did not think soal which a person suffers when

he could work. he sere all his grandiose schemes so long planned for and patiently waited for collapse in ruin. The signal failure naturally finds expres. sión in the literary and social life. It would be wrong then to dismiss this and similar tendencies in

Germany na frivolous attempts to

GILMAN & Co., Ltd., Agents outrage decency. It represents in An extremo form a genuine state of mind which discards the trap pings and ornaments of a past which ought to be buried in obli- vion Much of what was thought to be indispensable to life-spacious houses, ornaments. heavy furniture, jewellery and motor cars-all these things are to many "Germans - DN nothing now, compared with the things of the spirit.

DEATHS.

UDDEX.-On March 28, at Shang hai MARTHA (Tommy) CHERNJAK -VODEN, agod-15 years. SOUZA.-On March 20, in Shang hai, POMPILIB CARLOS DE SOUZA, Sr., aged 65 years. FERNANDEZ-On

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March 28, at Shanghai, FaNK FERNANDEZ, aged 53 years. LEITAO-On March 26 at Shang hai, EDUARDA AMALIA LEITAÐ, nged 5 years." LAMB-On March 20, at Shanghai, WILLIAM CHARLES LAMB, aged 78 YCATE

Editorial and Business Offices: 11

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Having said so much however with regard to Germany," "it is a very different thing when an at

tompt is made to establish such a movement in Hong Kong. If we do not approve, let us respect the lofty and even spiritual motives of the German enthusiasts and especi- ally the pathos of the situation in Germany. What arose spontana.

London Office: 1, Fleet Street,ously as a genuine expression of

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, APRIL 8, 1932. ·

NUDISM.

زیره

By a rather curious coincidence two former commatiders of the Battle Cruiser Squadron, Admiral Pound and Admiral Dewyer, have been working at Chenevs this month. Admiral Poltidis strong car is ship organisation, upon has written a which subject be text-book which has become standard work in naval education,

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getting the clothes, and left £1 Taylor, she said, went soon after

towards the payments,

Queen's Golden Touch.

At the British Industries Fair at the White City, when the orders received already totalled over £2,000,000, an official, rolerging to the visits of the Queen, stated's

"Ear Majesty has * golden touch. Her tasto in closely follow- Judgment was entered for Missed by buyers. In the one of one particular fabrio which she selected Munroe with costs,

the factory is to keep going hight and day for three weeks to meet the extra demand.".

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The Archbishop of York, prouch- ing at a special service at Birming- hum in connection with the Fair, said that the heart of commerce was co-operation; competition was merely incidental.

Carers That Girls and Boys Prefer. The hard of wild castle which for

Of the 981 girls who left Secon- 1,000 years or more has roamed in the woods at Chillingham, North-dary Schools in Kent during the umberland, is not to be removed year ended July 31, 1931, only 79 to the open air Zoo at Whipsnade. are reported by their heads as Gue of the officials of the Zoologi-choosing home duties as a career. cal Society said:

: According to the review of the work of vocational guidance and juvenile welfare within the admi-Lounge Suits at Londonderry House. nistrative county of Kent, 225 of A now fashion in political enter- the girls chose clerical work; 123 taining was ast at Londonderry entered universities or training, House, W., wherb Lady London. collages: 77 became shop assistants darry entertained on the eve of the or apprentices; 60 ontered the Civil opening of Parliament. Service, and 50 chose handicrafts.

It is possible that a calf or two may be brought some time to Whip enado, but there has never been any suggestion of transferring the herd of the Zoological Society.

"Sir Peter Chalmers: Mitchell, secretary of the Zoological Society and a Trustee of the fund to main- tain the cattle, has already said that it would be a shocking end it they were to be kept anywhere else than in the wood whore the bard, has lived for centuries."

The herd now number 44

The First Empire Divorce,

When was the first divorce granted in the British Empire?'

The lawyers in Halifax (Nova Scotia) are claiming this "bonour" for their own city, and for the Governor of the Province, th Hon. Edward Cornwallis, as the man who sanctioned the necessary legislation on May 15, 1750.

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In any case, this was the first divorce to be granted in British North America, and antegated by roore than a century the famous le gislation passed (1867) at West-

mínster.

Drastio Penalty.

Secondary schools during the same Among the 1,010 boys who left period, only one went in for fae tory work; 194 those banking, in- surance or other clerical work; 102 took up engineering and 80 entered universities or training colleges; 24 became Civil Servants; 36 entered Scientific occupations, and 48 chose agriculture.

It is estiranted that there are in Kent 7,017 juveniles employed in .0: occupations. "unregulateu

the 2.34% boys and 81. girle are employed from 60 to over 72 hours a week. The longest hours are worked in the following occupa- and amusement parka, barmen and tions: Assistants in fair grounds

barmaids, billiard markers, cinema attendante, errand boys, ice-cream sellors, lather boys, van, garage and pump boys, Warehouse petrol

workers.

Town Country

Evon before Lady Londonderry hostesses after the war political entered the ranks of Government parties at Londonderry House wore The parties famous as the most brilliant fune- tions of the kind. givin by the present Marchioners carried on the established tradi- tions of magnificence.

To-day, all these traditions are upaat The sparkle and glitter of lovely gowns and the jewels are absent..

Women were wrapped in furs. The men, whose uniform and de- Occasions chal- corations on such 1nge in brilliance the clothes worn by the women, were clad in unex- citing morning coats and lounge suits.

It was, in sort, a gloried ton party that took the place of the stately reception of former days.

Stage and Law.

The sons of popular players turn frequently to the law as a profes aion: The late H. B. Irving, son of Sir Henry, was a barrister be fore the call of the stage became. too strong for him, and Sir Squire Bancroft's

A conversation with the M. P. who formerly sat for the largest national, thought there, would,

The actual divorce was that of single constituency in the London when transplanted here be merely William Williams, & young lieutenare, and now represents à country

son also went to the an in the British regiment then seat thirty miles away, has rais-bar. an artificial, feeble and unpleasant at. Halifax.

ad the subject of a member's

It is interesting therefore, to nota In the old sent He claimed that his wife Amy correspondence. manifestation of the very elements

that Mr. John Maude, son of Mr. in human nature which the move had been unfaithful. The judg he used to receive an average of Cyril Maude, and Mr. Edward ment declared that "Lieut. Wil- between thirty and forty letters & Robey, son of Mr. George Robey, ment protends to eliminate. Hong Ham Williams shall be at liberty today from his condituanta. In the have just appeared together at Kong has had no such bitter experiremarry, but that Amy Williams (new sent they average Ave a week Old Bailey as counsel, ence, it has not gone through the should not have power to marry during said William Williams's valley of the shadow, it is still a

life." It was also resolved to comfortable; prosperous and healthy order Amy Williams to quit the settlement. It has known neither province within ten days. a political nor a spiritual crisis and An attempt has been made to start has no justification for a movement APPLICATION has been made locally a movement which has for which runs counter to British and to this Company to ismis toita phiact the cult of the nude. Its Chinese tradition. It is good to MR. CHAS Ho Bui, of 38, Conduit Road, Hong Kong, & duplicate Cer- promoters declare that the cure for know that the Government, which ticate for thirty-six shares in this pruriency and much of the unwhole has up to now maintained silence Company, numbered 719743/719788, come mental effects which partial on the matter, announces to-day or other Certificata in lieu thereof, or complete covering of the body that no facilities will be given.' upon statement that the original Certificate No. 90:8, dated he 12th has upon men and women, boys Let us hope that this is the con- day of April, 1929, has been lost or aud girls, is complete exposure, mislaid; and Notice is hereby given that, if within thirty days from the

(LOST).

The further we go back ia/primi-

date hereof no claim or representation tive society the leas important in respect of auch original Certificate

clusion of the whole matter,

clothing seems to be and yet there HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

HOTELS, LTD.

is made to the Company, the Comis nearly always a minimum among pany will then proceed to deal with

such application.

the Folynesians and the African

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tribes, The Ainus in Japan, bow. | RESOLUTION CONFIRMED AT For THE CHINA LIGHT &

ever do not feel conscious of any

· POWER CO. (1918), LTD

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING. immodesty in going about naked, SHEWAN, TOMES & 00...

nor is there, the same reticence in General Managers

Japan generally in this respect such At an extraordinary meeting of [1999 as we find in China. The Greck the Hong Kong and Shanghai youths in the Gymnasium wore so Hetele, Limited yesterday, share. clothing but ran, jumped and holders confirmed, le a special re-

Hong Kong, 21st Mar., 1982;

AGENCIES. Landon Office of the AONG KONG DAILY PRESS, 18, FR Seats, E.0.4, is constant ly receiving Enquiries from Home Manufacturam regarding Suitable Firma to sab sa Agente for their products in Hong Kong and Fonth China.

If Local Companies desiron's of taking

up further Agmales will 1st u know the Liner in which they are interested the information will be forwarded to London and passed on to interested parties portunity offers a This Service is offered to our Headers without charge and, of course no obligation is incurred on either

wrestled with the body inked. In solution, the extraordinary re- certain places in Europa bathing in solution passed at the meeting on those is indulged in as a regular March 18, dealing with the altera and recognised custom without any tion of the articles of ssociation covering at all. Certain theatres so as to provide for the appoint. in Paris also pennin performances ment of alternative directors. in the nude. Generally however Mr. J. H. Taggart (Chairman) civilization has insisted upon the moved the resolution, and this was convention of the covered body us seconded by Mr. J. P. Bherry. It conducive to decency, modesty and met with unanimous approval. good morals, and it frowns upon the attempts frequently made to go back upon the castoms which have

been established.

There is no record of the "un- fortunate Amy's fate. In those days, with Indians in ambush to trap the lonely traveller, it can hardly have been pleasant.

What is the explanation Is the Both these promising young men dweller in the country town more hare a liking for the stage, but content to go nhout his own busi-only as amateure a department ness and leave the politician to get they are not likely to forsake. on with his? Does the dweller in Mr. John Maude was & keen the city expect more for his money. member of the famous OUD.S., so to speak? Or is it just that in and many have seen Mr. Robey. the bigger centres of population in- "Junr,, give a very good account of terchange of opinions is freer and hinseit in comedy parts in Gilbert more varied ?

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TWO MEN VANISH FROM GAOL.

AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW.

Two men escaped from Wakefield Prison, Yorkshire and the officials : Are wondering how they did it.

The men were missing when the afternoon roll-call was taken.

There were no traces of their having scrambled over the wall, so

A Central Magistracy yesterday, In connection with the murder of when he was charged with causing discovered in 68, Laichikok Road, Mr. E. J. B. White was fined Rib Chau Tat Shin with the murder of malicious damage to a tickalew. It Shamshuipo, on Monday morning was stated that the clefendant and after the decanted had been report rigorous search of the gaol was the rickshaw coolie had a dispute od missing from his home since last made, chimney flues and every like about the fare tendered and the Saturday, the Folice state that up ly and unlikely place being combed. former pushed the vehicle into the till a late hour last night, no The hunt was unsuccessful and up A police report issued on Sun- turbour, Mr. White was funther arresta. have yet been made in won to a late hour the men had not day states that some person entar, ordered to pay 210 compensatiouneation with the crime. It is sua- been traced. ed the residence of Kichi Saito, to the coolie

pected, however, that robbery was The men, one of whom is said to top foor of 9, Ming Yuen Street

the motive for the dastardly deed: have been seen reading in his coll and stole money and jewellery to

half an hour before the rail-ca3), Under the auspices of the Hong the value of 81,340.

Kong University Engineering Soon Sunday, the Rev. Ernest Bastin

At the Wanchai Wesleyan church are city, Prof W. Brown, MA., B.Sc..!

Fred Barr, aged 25, of Hull, who Enquiries made at the Police FREE., A. M.I.EE, will deliver unveiled a tablet in memory of the was sentenced at Hull in

lale. Mr. Charles Maksham. In- Headquarters to lastnight slicited a lecture on The George Bennie ribed on the tables, was In

January to 12 months for the news that Wong Si Choi, the Rail-Plane" (which is an over-head,

housebreaking and larceny; convict who escaped from Laichikok high-speed train) on Friday, at affectionate remembrance of Char

William Frederick Rimmer, aged Prison on Sunday evening was still 8.00 pan in Room E of the les Makeham for 35 years a mem

28, no fixed abode, a native of at large although the Police have Main Building. The lecture will ber of this Church. A man with

Manchester, who was sentenc made very careful search for him. be illustrated with lantern slides out guile whose simple trust in

od at Liverpool last October and all interested are welcome, Tea Christ found expression in a life Charged before the Kowloon Marwill be served after the lecture,

to 21 months for larceny. faithful service, generous giving and unfailing friendship. Died, at Both men were in grey prison gistrate yesterday with the theft of

Sydney, Australia; Bunday, March clothes, with black hoes. 22, 1931,””

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Just after the escape a snowstorm kept people indoors, making it un

the Kowloon Motor Bus Company Two lots of land, both situated at and also with loitering in the Waterloo Road, Kowloon, were sold Company's premises, Chinese, by public auction at the Crown! The case for the prosecution was likely that anybody saw the pri who was described as an ex-employee Land Office yesterday. The first, concluded yesterday afternoon afsoners. Those present were Messrs. J♫ H. of the Company, was fined $10 or Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2819, was Central Magistracy in the case in Taggart (chairman), J. Scott Har-14 days' in default,

sold to Mr. Lee In Cheung, of 240,

It is only five weeks since the Inst which four Chinese pre charged stoo, E. M. Raymond, W. H. Bell

Dog Voeux Road Central, for with the kidnapping and murder of escape from Wakefield Prison, Miss Edna Stevens, of 111, Wong 8,000, the upset price being one Teang Tai Kai, Mr. Hazelrigg women then dashed out of a dim (Directors), P. H. Suckling (gen. Nei Cheong Road, austained injuries 80,013. The land has an area of war for the Crown and in the course lighted room in which a gym The present movementy like oral manager) "and F. C. Barry to her right leg when she was about 25,350 sq feet and its annual of the prosecution called thirty-one nistic class was being held. One knocked down by a private motor rental is $250. Kowloon Inland witnesses and produed over a of them was recaptured in Ossett, hiking, originates in Germany and (secretary) Shareholders prescut car driven by Mr. Li Tse-shan of Lat No. 2820, with an area of hundred exhibits. The Magistrate, near the prison, a few hours later, The Required Information should be manns more than a mere desire to were Mears. J. P. Sherry, A 18, Leighton Hill Road, on Sun about 89,000 g fest, was sold to prior to residing the case for while the other was osptured in want to take

hock the "susceptibilitar of the Brearley, Elv-O. Wise Wing Haying. The injury fortunately was the Humphreys Essis and Finance Wednesday afternoon, informed the Leeds after three dayal freedom.

not arious and she was allowed to Co, Ltd., for $50,000. The upset prisoners that they would be given Prisoners at Wikefold are mar LIDstablished authority Germany choy, C. E. White, T. E. Parsons lave hopital after she had receive price was 840,500 and its annual every opportunity to say what they serving the terms, and they are

ed medical attention. naturally wishes to shed its con and A. W. Smith.

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