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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HỒNG KONG.

COMPANIES WINDING UP

No.. 1 or 1932,.

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«İNDEN MATTER OF THE COM HANTES: ORDINAKOM No. 88 or 1911

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IN TEZ MATTER OF THE MAN Ber

HUNG COMPANY, LIMITAÐ.

WINDINA Up Order made the

.. day of April, 1932.

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Contributories, 4th day of May, 1032, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon at the Omcial Rocaivor's Ofco.

Dated the sind day of April, 1802

E. L. AGASSIZ, Official Roover and Provisional Liquidator..

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY

No. 6 or 1982,

See

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1932,

and Sir GALAHAD, with peräspa something of the Black Prinds,

Tale of the Day,

News and Views

Painter, are you working ??" she shouted at the foot of the stairs. "You, ma'am," anme the reply "I can't hear you.” "Well, do you think I'm putting. io on with a hammer 11⁄2

Girl Amages Einstein.

But Grogon had from vary early times, appealed to popular Imagitation, throughout Christen- don and oyen in, the Western us Hm world where he has been confus. od with the Prophet Elijah In rooms of her house painted, and sho A woman was having the upper Calion, of Pope Gelasius (494 A. D;) | fancied that the painter was slack- Gronde is mentioned in a list of ing on the job those

whose

name are justly reverenced among men, but whose facts are known only to God The association with the dragon is in geniously traced by scholars to the fact that Sr. Geonor's shrine was near the scene of Greck Legend of Andromeda's resque from the sen monster by Perseus, and is is fessor Einstein because of his psy- All California is bantering Pro- thought that tradition may have chic approval of an enterprising Amalgamated thu two heroes. Young woman, MissGone Dennis, whom the Into Sir Arthur Conan EDWARD Ginson's gleeful identifi- Doyle once described as the "eighth ention of this glowing figure with wonder of the world. the rascally George of Laordices,. Miss. Dennis laime amazing abi- a dishonest war-contractor, hareticity to forstell the future. She has faith in auras, ad recently dea and persecutor, has been discredit-cribed the aura of the famous scien- ed, together with many other of bist as "just sublime--puro blue Gummon's anriggering disparagements | electric sparito inavodil of colour."- of ancient heroes and heroince, but it was like talking to a divine

being," she said.. great historias cynicism

*** Things: no one could Know"

Professor Einstein is equally on Dunnis, of whom he said: thusiastic about the powers of Miss

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sift the origins of romance.

HENRY Paving and ELLEN TERRY

"She told me things no ono pos- ably could know. Things on which have been working. She demonstrated to me that she has a power to do things I cannot at this time explain. I must talk to some of my associates about this.

of the oxtructs make illuminating reading. Here they are

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As they had obeyed orders which had never boad cancelled, they were given four years' pay and a gra- tuity and sent "book" to England after what mines have been great war for them?

Woman's Temple Crime,

Next matter advertising is twice as effactive, as copy sur, rounded by other advertising 2. A properly shaped advertine

fount should be 00 por cent longer than its width, A single colum lay-ous should The attempt of a United States bo a ine deop for maximum woman, Miss Nila Cram Cook, to results, a double column lay-worship at a Hindu temple at out 7 in. deep-and so on, Dwarka, North Kathiawar, nearly 3. Pictures of humans are much caused a riot, and resulted in the more arrosting than those of priest declaring, the temple pollut. inanimate objects.

ell Miss Cook, who is also known

4. ilustrated copy pulls 33 porns Mola Naghini Devi (Blue Se

cant better than non-illustrat-pant. Goddess), claimed to have been converted to Hinduism and 3. The bast headlines carry four entered the temple dressed in In

words as their maximum.

dian, costume. The other worship... 25 per cent of the lay-out pers immediately left and all the should bo white space:

sarviong thera wara suspended for 24 hours. A purification ceremony was held, costing £15.

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7. A full page advertisement is ge-and noticed-by twice as many renders as compared with a quarter page..

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Lionesses as Bridesmaids..

men lion-tamers. Headmasters at 28,

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Girl Aopountants..

Two young lions and two lionesŁOS are to ant na "best" men" ankk bridesmaids" at the wedding at figures of the mathematical varicter of a circus proprietor, and M. Women are becoming interested in Bordeaux of Me. Rabasson, daugh This is the experience of the Low-Franchi, a cirous artist. The chief don Association of Accountants, man, the man with a bird's bond guests will include a boarded wo which is receiving more and more two giants, three dwarfs, wrestlers, inquirien from girls and young strong men, and a woman and three women anxious enter the profes sion.

"Women seem more eager to be come accountants," said an official of the association to a

Mr. H. B. Jäcks has been appoint "Already, 60 women are members ofod at the age of 23, headmaster of the association, but it looka

Willaston School, Nantwich, Che- though the number will increase. shire, on the resignation of Mr. E

"Women can qualify ne certified Laug Jones, accountants under the same condi

Mr. Jacks is thus following, in th tions as men. The course is fairly footsteps of his brother, Mr to Germany, but he has started in ination they have to study for about poitment in 1923 al 16th

The professor is now on his way stiff. After she preliminary exam Maurice L. Jacks, who on his op California & furious discussion of 12 months before taking an inter- 38, as headmaster of Mit Hil his amazing metamorphosis from mediate examination and then public school bearimaster in Eng. School, N.W., WES the youngest the purest of scientists into an on-again for another year before enter land. Mr. H. B. Jacks has been at courager of psychic demonstrations. Fing the final.

Miss Dennisa Intest predictions

Women, however, are showing

assistant master at Wellington Col are that Mr. James Rolph jun., that this bas no torrars for them, lego, Berkshire. He was educated Governor of California, will occupy and many are proving to be thot Magdalen College School and the White House in 1937, and that roughly good accountants."

Wadham College, Oxford, and is "prosperity is just round the.

an examinor in English for the colper.""

Oxford Local Examination, Board! £30,000,000 On Wireless In a Year.

and a hockey Blue of the aniversity. Flo is a son of Dr. E. P. Jacks, Nearly £30,000,000 was spent on products of the Britian wireless inntil recently Principal of Min

chester College, Oxford dustry last year.

**I was miraculons;""

Equally in this, presnic time WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE hardly oceu- pies his old position. Fifty years DEATHS.

ngo the backbone of a British house. NICHOLES,On Thursday April 14

1932, at Bromley, Keat. Wholder's library was the family NICHOLLS. formerly of The Bible and a large annoted volume Hong Kong and Whampen Dock of Shakespeare's Playa and Poeme Co. Ltd.

$200 Now light literature of all kinds GOTLASETT-On April 17, n Shang-is a formidable rival to the solider hai, J. H. GOABETT, aged 6 fare of the past. At that time

dominated the theatre, and their greatest roles were "from Shakes- peare's plays. Today there are dutiful and, net yery auccessful BIRTH

previvals of Shakespearean" TOWNSEND.-On April 15, at Shanghat it has lost its popular appeal

hai, to Captain TowsBEND K.S.L.I inttached to the The day may, however, bo at handago has just ended in a draw after A came of chess begun ten years RA.O:C) and Mrs. TOWNSEND, when the rapidly improving Alm 40 moves.

industry of Britain will be able to give adequate expression in this medium to the pageantry, the the Shakespearean drama. rhetoric and the human passion of How

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, APRIL 23, 1932,

ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

drama

10 Years" Game of Chess.

The time taken is believed to con

Tongue Twisters That Baat M.F.'s.

The House of Commons was re codeinone and acetyldihydrocodein- cently tied up with dihydrohydroxy- one.

These are the names of two dangerous drugs which have been The gross turnover of the indus-included in the Dangerous Drugs ay last year showed an advance of Bill, and when the measure came up,

per cent... 600,000 were to new listeners and what their meaning was.

in the committee stage 'Commd... "Of the 1,230,000 now at Gold Williams (Cons, Torquay) asked

It fell to the Tot of Capenin Bourne, the deputy chairman of

The exact figure was £29,750,000; and more than 1,250,000 wireless, sets were sold: stitute a record. The players were there will be a market far 1,800,000 It is estimated that this year Mr. H. Kaye and Mr. John Gar-receiving sets, of which 180,000 will side, natives of Staithwaite who be radio-gramophones. wage' members of the Einthwaite near Huddersfield) Chess Club. the leading actor manger of Elizar matched. Mr. Kaya went to Austra- They were keen rivals and well bathan London, who wrote thesea, and the two agreed to continue plays, would have rejoiced if the playing by correspondence.

650,000 were replacements. The ba conquest of stage restrictions that

The first move in their game lance was made up of raformed made the presentation. of great ber 1991 and progress was made at users of coupon gift suta,

across the seaw was made in Novem-piratea, home constructors and committees, to make the first at. spectacular pieces like HENRY V, the rate of about four moyes a year. Twelfth Night, and the Midsummer Night's Dream and Anthony and Cleopatra ag far behind the son- ception of the author!

Posted Last Christmas.

For the Duration.

tempt at pronouncing then. He broke down in the middle of the first word, but encouraged by the cheers of the House he managed to Cedric Hardwicke, in his recently stammer his way through them. The gaine developed into a grim published memoirs, tells a story of Then Major Oliver Stanley, Un- struggle and with Mr. Garside's twu meu, posted as deserters ity 10, der-Secretary, Home Office,, rose Despite the grimness, of our time Christmastide, it ended in a draw. tion at Havre in 1918.

final move, which was posted last who reported to him for demobilisa-with great self-possession and rolled them off as if he had been a chemist there are signs of the revival of the Mr. Garside said to a Daily Mail They had come over with the all his life. tradition of FT. GEORGE and Merryne game, and I am sure we both were put in charge of a rifle range, that shorter terms should be employ reporter: "It lian beeri original Expeditionary Force and To Commdr. William's suggestion England. The nation has found enjoyed it. We never lost interest When their battalion was rushed ed in the Bill Major Stanley said | ST. GEORGE's Day has become since new self-confidence. It has ceased in it, but perhaps we are not, sorry off to Ypres they were overlooked. that the chemical formula for the the War a. memorable date to to take at face value foreign views now that it has ended."

Forgotten for the rest of the war first word was C 18 H 91 04and] English people. April 3rd is not of our literature, our science our

Effective Advertising,

they stuck to heir rifle range, made then his voice was lost in loud only the Festival of the Patron commeren and our feats of arms. port on newspaper advertising tests teen, and eluded inquiry by never

Somebody recently sent us a re-money out of running a small can laughter, Saint of England bat ale the We may learn to be proud as in old which is really interesting

Some drawing their pay, anniversary of both the birth and days of Shakespeare, the Fleet, and the death of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. ST. GEORGE.. We are getting over the greatest, and the most represen- that curious phase of self-deprecia- tative of Englishmen. Men and tion that wrought such havoc; and women of our race are not, how-foreign serialism and foreign cuti- ever very deeply affected by mations of our character andi anniversaries, but where in addition achievements are again being treat

mittee stage.."

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*Local Notes and Events

The Hong Kong dollar was quot-

one of the most notable of our feats fed with what their authors were fed yesterday at is 24.

of arms, the raids on Zeebrugge and pleased to enll the incurable stupi- Ostend was launched on April diy of John But!

23 1018, it became impossible to ignore such a day.

It cannot be said that Sr. GroRGE drawn to the tarma of the circular lettar dated the lab January, 1932, addressed means "to modern «English people by the Company's General Managers what, for example, ST, PATRICK does to the Members and dealing with the offer of Unissued Shares in the to wie Irish. ST. PATRICK is so Company's Capital to the Shareholders. historical Sgure, as well authenti Shareholders are reminded that the eated as ST., DUNSTAN or ST, WIL latest date for acceptance of the Rich offer in the 30th April, 1939, and that FRI, either of whom might have acceptances or renunciations in favour cocupied the place taken by the of a nominen accompanied by an

'SQUEEZE" CASE RE-HEARD.

THREE POLICEMEN HAVE

ANOTHER CHANCE. -

Two cases of tenningitis were reported yesterday and four on Thursday.

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A lecture on Indo-China will be delivered by Mr M. Gerondal in the Union Assembly Room of the University on Tuesday, April 20, at 8.30 p.m..

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A four-year-old girl, named "Mow Ying, was drowned when she meet dentally fell into a pool of water in Sung Yeu Street, Kowloon City. She was playing with another child at the time and when her body was recovered it was found that life was extinct.

from the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

10

Booms

At a meeting of the Licencing. Ecard, held yesterday at the Coun cil Chamber; a publienn's licence, without bar, was granted to Mr. P 1. Newman, in respect of the sthị 6th, 8th and restaurant floors of Gloucester. Building

The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn presided over the meeting others. present being Hon. Mr C. G. Alabaster, Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Mr. J. M. Wong. Mr. J. A. Plum and Mr. D. M. MacDougall (Seera- mer, Mr. C. G. Perduo (A&P)

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Now that motor-driven craft are becoming common in Hong Kongtary). harbour it is time for our legisla The following forthcoming wed-tors to consider amendments dings are announced. Mr. James additions to the law. It Ernest Harvey, master of the .a. absurd that coxswains who are to Wing Lea to Mis Grace Moor rus, motor-boats should be exam- In attempting to alight from a Whittaker, en route to Hong Kongized as if they were to run steam- The alleged squeeze" case in

Hong Kong Hotel bus in Leighton on board the sa. Tai Ping; Mr. launches for the best steam-Inanch which five men were originally Chinese passenger lost his footing Road, to Miss Chang Loc-loon, of into trouble with a motor, The Hill Road, on Thursday night, Chub Wynhong, 84, Gloucester Coxswains would be able to get appropriate remittance must reach the Togendary ST. GEORGE,"

"Butz To

Tong charged before the Kowloon Magia Company's bankers, The Hong Kong ago, the Legend of Sr. Gronar, the trate with having made illegal and fell, receiving head injuries. the same address

Dow enterprise will have to be re- and hanghai Banking Corporation on soldier saint, who killed the exactions from hawkers last DecemHe was sent to the Government

cognised some time, so why not ab or before that date otherwise their right to accept or resource will lapas, arnigon, and was credited wither was re-heard by Mr. J. A Civil Hospital

Described by the police, as just onos 1-Hong Kong Daily Press. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, prodigious feats of arms in warfareterday.

Fraser at Kowloon Magistracy yes-

a young man gone wrong an ex

April 23, 1907, 2101]

General Managers.

Brig. Gengrai MeNaughten,

employee of the Prince's Theatre, Looking Back 50 Years." Earlier on two of the defendante director of the British American Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy is any truth in this somewhat against the Muslims of Egypt,

Ko loon, was bound over by Mr. were discharged leaving

King Theebaw is better, three Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd, and a captivated to imagination of the namely Li Man, Mak Iu and Wan member of the Shanghai Municipal yesterday sum of 8200 to be of good dubious story. According to Europe of the age of chivalry. It Pui, members of the Police Force Council, is passing through the Co. behaviour for twelve months. The Rangoon, paper his most. Gracious was not, however, till the reign of employed on hawker duty. These lony on his way Houer on leave. youth was under notice by the then- Majesty had five men put to death EDWARD III, when English bowmen police officers and at the last hear. Rawalpindi."

were also charge with misconduct as He leaves to-day by the P., and O. tre management and on Thursday at Miyingyan a fortnight ago. The he left the thertee with a large tortunates wore divested of all and men-st-arms" had spread the ing the magistrate imposed a sen-

parcel under his arm which he clothing, and lashed to an arrange- terror

of their name through tence of six months in the case of

claimed contained his clothing. The meat resembling a St Andrew's the first and third defendants, while Following a dispute over a gambl management, however, acon dis- Cross. France, into Italy and Spain, that the fifth defendant was given four ing debt, & Chinese named Wong covered that a carpet and a curtain opened so that the viscera, &c. Then their bodies were ST. Gronos, the fighting saint, was neaths bardd labour. It was stated Son is alleged to have stabbed an were missing and set out to trace were exposed to view, and then formally adopted by England But that the reason for the leniency on her Chinese in Blake Gardens, defendant, finding him on board they were left in the sun, and to the Roman soldier Georgios, who the fifth man was because of the resulting in the latter's removal to the Sui An which was due to leave the mercies of the crows and kitan, Food services he rendered during the the Government Civil Hospital. for Macao at 5.30 p.m. The man to die. Those who endured the suffered death at the hauds of the anti-Japanese riots last September. The ssailant was charged before stated that he had pawned the ar horrible agony till nightfall had pornocutory Emperor DIOCLETIAN,

Mr. R. E. Lindsell appeared for Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday and ticles for 8-and said that he had their legs broken, and wors, then the Crown and after, evidence was romanded until Monday, the police ty noaded the money and that he left to shuffle off this mortal coil had grown to gigantic stature con taken from some of the witnesses, indicating that the condition of the intended to redeem them when ho na heas they could-Hong Kong Canada.bining the qualities of ST. MICHAEL the hearing, was adjourned:

injured man was serious.

could get the money.

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