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NOTICE.

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1. (a) Area between Robinson Road

ned Onine Bond

(b) Macdonnell Road.

4.00 am to 7:00 am.

9.00 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m..

2. (a) Bowen Boad.

(b) Conduit Road & May Road.

and Peak Road,

"0.00 am to 9.00 am

3.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

3. Romainder of Colony.

6.00 am to 9.00 am.

4.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

.

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HAROLD T. OREABY,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1932.

refusato seccpt them, the delitora cannot continue to meet their ob ligations. The action of the debtors)

in restricting imports has called,

forth reprisals from other coun-

tries and in this manner the trade Tale of the Day.

at the World is being submitted tu

a progressive strangulation.

The

"Been visiting friends?

No. Relatives."

fall in pricea and the slowing down

of commerce have also caused

News and Views

sudden and heavy decline in fiscal A, Fitting Tis. receipts, which menaces budgetary

In the 1,500 guinens golf tourns equilibrium and makes essential amant, Meagrs. Twine and Cotton reduction in State expenditure, had each an aggregate of 991.

but as the Committee, points out, | scenomies are never easy to enforce, owing to the resistance of different intereats dependent on public re

venue

The Committee concludes that in order to avert grave consequences and to give a chance for remedial measures which require further Lime for development," there is urgent need for immediate dellee tive action in the form of loans to be made to States requiring nan- The difficulty is, cial naistance. however, to attract capital from in.

Mr. Cotton and Mr. Twine.

Tied" in their match-well, that was, ane;

And now, of course, we'ro wonder

ing

¿

Which of the two to make first

string

Onwards and Backwards (a glimpse into the future). 1932-June.-General increase in Ireland leads the tariff levels. way with an average tariff of 150

IF

You still yearn for that taste

As they entered the porch there

of real beer which you had at home..

Dog Orime and Cure.

The repert in Home papers that was the collie on the "doorstep

a dog in West Durdum has gone waiting to welcome them. The dog Don't count up the days before wild" and is barrying sheep raises was born and bred "in" Amerion. It you go on leave, "again the question whether had never been in England. But it

J

| Just ring up :- "rogue dog "

eun be reformed, had found its way home. Most farmers believe in the shoot- on-sight cure for such offenders. Records.

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But other and less drastio methods

In Kanana City, Mr. and Mrs. are sometimes adopted. An old

William St. John had a son the and order a case of Yorkshire shophord (writes A

world's smallest baby "-1 lb., 14in. correspondent to the Manchester Otherwise normal. the baby was Guardian) told me not long 480 nested among hot water bottles in a that he had cured whyward dogs cardboard box, fed with a medicins of this type by a simple process

dropper. His method, if the dog was a big grinned. The Press, attempting to

qno, was to tie it to a stout old ram

Thres six foot uncles

for a day or two, The ram,,,he des promote a competition found n clared, would give the dog such a 1.19-1b, baby in Berlin, a 3-lb. baby,

two months old, in Boono, N.C. unhappy time-dragging him aboutj and occasionally batting him by way of a change--that he would considerate. never want to go sheep-chasing.

In Milwaukee, John Roback, un- LEAVE venters at a time when so many July-Call us of think he's in. For small dogs his rotor dor the influence, took off his shoes one will buy anything she sells. mative punishment was equally and pushed his automobile down the Lord Beaverbrook, in a thrilling drastis. It consisted of tying the

street. Interrogated by a police article writes: "Who gives & duma for, Austria?"

offender to a stake in the middle officer, he explained: "I'm in nó

A.P.B. 9

foreign borrowers are in default and the suggestion is put forward that the required loans should bear

per cont.

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will be given from the now group street GILMAN & CO. the guarantees of other Govern- October-Japan decides to exolude of a narrow lane and driving a flock shape to drive this thing. I thought all importa. Persia, Italy and of sheep backwards and forwards it would be safer fer traffic if I'd Australia follow quit.

around him two or three times push it. I took off my shoes ta 1933-January-Irish tariff level day. Both punishments would seem keep my footsteps from bothering

ruised to 40 per cent. Her only to have the merit of fitting the people." export: sweep tickets. In the ab-crime. sence of other materials, clothes are made out of bog moss. June. With suitable pomp, 100,

000.000 tons of Brazilian Coffee are towed out and dumped in the Sen. Meanwhile, Europe makes coffee froh sawdust

Water Authority. Pustic Works DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, June 18th, 1939.

f2283 Editorial and Business Offices: 1

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONG KONG,

A PÅPEZ ENTITLED

"SOME NOTES ON. ELECTRIC

SHIP PROPULSION " will be read in the Institution

by PROFESSOR M. H ROFFEY,

D.8.0., M.Sc., M.LE.D., MEN, A.LE.E.

on THURSDAY, JUNE 16th, at 5.30 P.M.

Membere and their friends are invited to be present,

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The Baily Press.

HONG KONG, June 14, 1939-1

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ments in the same manner as the Austrian Reconstruction Loan of 1023, which was guaranteed by a number of States, including Great Britain, France. Czechoslovakia and Italy. It is proposed that the towns should be for a comparatively short period of pot more than 3 to 5 years and should be repaid cut of long-term issues to be made by the borrowers. A condition of this nid, however, would be the agcept. ance by the borrower, of such me nures as the League of Nations may suggest for assuring sound adminis. tration of the public finances and of the National Bank.

One of the prime necessities of the situation is to secure freer movement of international trade

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Chartering a Ship.

A very well-known American rent ed a house near Folkestone. is wife had set her heart on baying her dog in England, and, her deter July-Stirring speech by the Right

Hon. Walter Runciman: Tariffmination being stronger than his barriers are 2 nuisance; bat fear of the law, the husband made Britain shall not lag behind her

the arrangements. competitors." Market gardeners in Worcestershire begin to grow

bananas.

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1933.-August, The U.S.A., closes all ports. Europe, Asia and Africa declared out of bounds" for Americas

He engaged French fishing mack to bring the dog over from France. The deed was to be done

Black Crosses for Traffic Victims.

Black grosses are a prominent feature of Mannheim's "Traffe Education Week." They have been erected on every spot where à pedes- trian has been killed while crossing the road and bear the inscription: Hero died a victim of the traffic."

Cow's Capacity,

From Nova Scotia comes the tale by night, and the smack was to of a post-mortem examination on a bow which revealed that her diet had signal its arrival by flashlight.

The smack arrived at the appoint-included nineteen 24-inch nails, ten

THE CRISIS IN CENTRAL and in this connection the Com September-Collapse of France, et hour and fihabed its signal nurpet tacks, and a gramophone

EUROPE,

mitee welcomed the prominence given to the question of the estab lishment of closer cennomic relations

The widespread nature of the issues that will confront the Lausanne in Central Europe, which probian Conference is suggested by certain was discussed at the Four Power The n- aspects of the ceonorait depression, Conference in London.

journment of that Conference in-! whichr. have been brought out the recent Memorandum of thedicated the difficulties encountered League of Nations Financial Com. in reconciling the legitimate, but mittee dealing with the situation conflicting interests of different! in Austria, Hungary, Bulgarin and countries and such difficulties ure Greece. In many respects, the dif. likely to be present in framing ficulties experienced by these four other ea-operative measure designed countries are similar to these con- to end the present deplorable con- fronting other States, but in addi-dition of affairs. Nevertheless the tion, they have their own particular rowing romlisation of the necessity

NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN problems, arising from factors not for constructive efforts should help

that Certificate No. 8596 for common to all nations,

50 shares numbered 251981-251430

ひ

L. S. GREENHILL,

Secretary,

13th June, 1982.

AGENCIES.

C037.

to procure that breadth of vizion which is needed to havist in bring ing a World recovery.

CAPTAIN BAKER IN

SHANGHAI

CAPTIVE OF REDS TO RETURN TO CALIFORNIA.

Shanghai, June 0.-One of the

WHITBREAD'S

PALE ALE

IT'S THE

REAL HOME-SIDE STUFF”!

FOLE AGENTS: "

Germany, and Holland. We are Husband and wife made their way needle. That is pretty good, but winning Bays Mr. Runciman,

Britain, alon's Among nationa, can. indw

Afford both the shore which they had agreed ance. butter and bread." October.-Traveller to the Irish

the caxtiously to the neglected part of far from a record-breaking perform A. S. WATSON & Co.,

B

The best tale of a "cow's capacity comes, as might be expect- ed, from the United States. A farmer in Iowa had left his waist- cont (which included his gold watch) a fence, and a cat coming be held, as there is not enough a crowd assembled on the beach, over material in the country to make but no dog.

along promptly gobbled up the drcises for the girl attendants.

They listened to the hum of con-garment, watch and all. Soven December-Clothing famine spreads versation. There was a crew of years later the calf, now a mature cow, was consigned to the slaughter- to Britain, Lord Beaverbrook

house, and when the carcase was appears in a kilt.

afterwards opened up the watch denth-

was found, still going, the explana. 1994. March. — London's

tion being that it had lodged in roll from starvation reachen 10,000 board.

week.

The despair of the wife was poig- such a position that the respiration. Lord (formerly Mr.) Runciman remarks that this is un- nant. At last, however, the bus- of the animal's lungs had automati

Nor did that lucky" but if people don't want band persuaded her to abandon the cally wound it up. to trade we cannot make them" search and together they made exhaust the miracle In all those The National Government appeals their way across country so their years the watch had only lost two for a fresh mundate.

upon for the landing. Fres Stato reporty that the The Home Instinct. natives arc now stained with

To their consternation, they found, woad. The current sweep cannot

mad Frenchmen in the mack, They had thrown a collie over

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well-hidden house.

minutes.

Local Notes and Events

One ease of diphtheria and one of pauntyphoid fever were reported over the week-end."

The forthcoming marriage is a nonserd of Mr. Norman Lampard, residing 7, Magazine Gap Rou, Hong Kong. to. Miss Dorothy Isobel Jaques, of Macdonnell Road.

A stone-breaker, Tang Tun (38) who slipped and fell from the se wall at the Sham Sui Po Camp on to rocks in shallow water, in- jured his legs and head. He was pulled up by Private Bevan of the Argyll and Sutherland High- landers, and sent to the Kowloon Hospital for treatment.

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

LIMITED.

GUIDE TO

BUYER.

If you want to buy prepared medi. one at moderate price or to order a pair of glasses of the highest point of perfection planas come and patronize. The Great China, Medical Co., No. 11, WING LOE STREET (Opposite The Sun Co.),

A trial will convince you and make you. satifled.

SIG. MUSSOLINI'S RETORT.

WHEN GIVEN A LIFE OF NAPOLEON,

MR. W. RUNCIMAN'S EXPERIENCE.

One wi

the great leader said; Neither Napoleon nor Cromwell; only Mus

solini.”

The Financial Committee in the name of HERBERT AUSTIN RODGERS has been LOST, and siders that the fundamental causes notice is hereby also given that unlers of the inability of Austria, Hun- the said Certificate is produced at thagary, Bulgaria and Greece to ob registered office of the Company within Thirty days from the date of tain the foreign exchange necessary this notion, the aforesaid Certificate to meet their external obligations No. 8896 for 50 shares in the name of in full-an inability which is not Harbert Austin Rodgers will be peculiar to them alone-are not to deemed and declared cancelled and of no effect and an application lodged be sought in defects of internal administration or policy, but in with the Company for the issue of duplicate certificate in respect of the the collapse of World prices, which said shares will be proceeded with has resulted in an increase since in the usual course.

1998 of about 70 per cent. in the most-spoken-of men in Shangha

Four years ago, when I went burden of fixed charges on proto-day is Captain Charles Baker

to Italy, I took two volumes for An enjoyable smoking concert Massolini, who has proved such a dacers of foodstuffs and raw mate and his thrilling adventures with

Before the Hon. Cmdr. Hole, in was held at the Kowloon Decks on blessing to his country. [2274 riada. Some indication of the the communists, a story of adven-

train resulting from this fall in ture as wonderful as any in the Whilst lowering the junk's sum the Marine Court yesterday Kwok Friday night when the winners infe of "Cromwell, and the other a

of Napoleon. coxswain of the stent prices is afforded by the fact that most imaginative work of fiction. pan of Sham Shui Po on Sunday Chuen,

"When I laid them at his fert the recent billiards handicap at afternoon, a foki, named Lam launch Hop Fat, pleaded guilty to increased the whoreas Bulgarisı

Captain Charles Baker arrived Chung-ning, missed his footing and a charge of unlawfully using a the dock were presented with their weight of her "exports by 80 per yesterday morning from Harkow fell into the harbour, His body class 2 steam certificate outside the prizes The Carmichael Cup went

local trade limita, contrary to the

This incident was..recalled by. cent. in 1830, the value fell by by the ss. Poyang, after his recent has not been recovered yet.

order set forth on his licenco, He to Mr. G: 8. Webb, the second and per cent, and while in 1931 the captivity, which lasted from Janu-

The postal rate on all letters for was fined 850, in default, one third prizes being taken by Mr. J. Mr. Walter Runciman, M.P. Pre- sident of the Board of Trada, 'who ary 15 to May 31, on which day he Macao and Chung, excluding Sia- month's imprisonment.

C. Gow and Mr. W. J. Crawford responded on May 2 to the toast of weight was again inerend by 40

Daily The New Era for British Trade, per cent, the valued declined by

was released through the efforts of kiang, Mongolia and Thibet will

be five cents per ounce by fraction As a result of inquiries into the respectively.-Hong Kong

Industry, and Finance,at a din the Flood Relief Commission, and thereof. The rate came into force fatal motor accident in Hennessey Press, June 14, 1007,

ner of the London Chamber of about 4 per cent.

Road on Friday night, when a was immediately surrounded by a yesterday. The growing difficulties of debtor

Trade, held in the Connaught seven year old girl, Chan Lim Ho. Looking Back 50 Years.

Rooms. countries in exporting a sufficient number of press-men, to whom he

Owing to an electrical fault in was knocked down by an" unknown

Referring to the international. economic situation, Mr. Runciman quantity of goods to meet their briefly related his obligations and the weakening of After having ordered a room in the the wiring system, a false alarm-motor car, the police have arrested

Navy YM.C.A., where he was ac-of Are was received at the Central Chan Tak Sum, chauffeur of a The Honsm, the new steamer for exchange reserves by withdrawals customed to stay prior to his laat Brigade station at 10.13 yesterday private car. The man was charged the Hong Kong, Canton and Macaold the greatest mistake was to Local Compania desirous of taking of short-term credits due to lack of tragic journey up the Yangtare morning, from the Bomham Strand before Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday steamboat Company proceeded on a demand from Germany Reparations

ap farther Agencies will let de

Rapids Steamship Company took were sent out in response to thejcident and with neglecting to re-

port the fatality. The defendant she realized a speed of sixteen knots he said, one of the first stops will interested the information will be ability to obtain long-term loans, him in charge, and he took tiffin call

was remanded for one week.

per hour. She will have a further be to put behind us the bad policy forwarded to London and passed

of the last twelve years' and bring on to interested parties as op- have caused these countrier to with Mr. Hoyt, the president of

Perceived by a Chinese detective

Mr. Chani Kwok Tang of 98, trial next week, when it is expected about a completa cesation of war portunity offers.

endeavour by control ever trans- the Y.R.8.C.

to be walking at a brisk pace up The captain will make a very actions in foreign exchange, to im brief stay in Shanghai, and is re- and down Taibang Temple Road, Kennedy Road, who affected the that a higher rate of speed will be

is the only thing that has fluctuat che detective and taken to the Bay a chair from 03, Kennedy Road, wilbout chargs and, of course prove their export-balance and at turning home for good to Calia Japanese was arrosted by a Chin- arrest of a Chinese, who had stolen developed.

fornia, there to settle down to a

Company WAS successfully Sterling has been steady. There no obligation is incurred on either the same time to avoid currency well-earned rest, where he will from View Station. There the man told was commanded by the Magistrate The new tug boat for the landed. It is gold that has fluctuated

depreciation. Such musarts, how time to time ponder over his last the Inspector on duty that he was yesterday for assisting the ends of O... The Required Information should be over, must be looked upon as transiademature so full of thrilling ex- merely obeying a religious impulse justice: Mr. Chan any the theft launched from the Dock Company's has been singularly little variation tional. The Committee emphasises parleres, more than the ordinary which repaired him to walk 200 from the verandah, followed in the establishment at Shamshuipe yes in the sterling countries as com man gets in the whole course of times round the temple: He declar: direction taken by the thief, and terday. She has been put up here,pared with gold countries. Let us ed that he had already completed had the culprit arrested in Toi but was built by Messrs Caird and go on a sterling basis and a good the fundamental truth that creditors life.. HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD States must accept the goods in The captain is already 88 yours 106 circuits when he was stopped Yuso Street. The defendant was Company, Greenock. She is con- many of our troubles will b

of age, but carries his years walk and begged to be leaned to crunbound over on a personal bond for structed entirely of iron and has solved" which the major part of the debt as mont seamen, and looks forward plete the 200. He was released but 850 and ordered to be sent to the large and powerful engines Hong - Vincours Leverhuimo, president of Kong Daily Press, June 14, 1882 the organisation, occupied the chair. was advised to go home.. san alone be paid and, if they to enjoying his rest.

The London Ufice of the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, 53, FLEET STREET, E.0.4, is constant ly receiving Enquiries from Home Manufacturera regarding Suitable Firms to act as Agent for their products in Hong Kong and Fonth China.

experiences.

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in kind.

know the Lines in which they are confidence, together with the in River, the officials of the Yangtzo/West street alarm. Two engines with falling to stop after an actrial trip on the 8th instant, whenWo hope that in the new era."

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This Service is offered to our Readers

irida.

sent to the

11, Is Home Srazer,” Hong Kong.

i country.

Some people think that sterling debts and Reparations. (Cheers.)