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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN QUEENSLAND). NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND,

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

that at BECOND INTERIM 'DIVIDEND of TWO SHILLINGS per share on account of the financial year ending 31st Manon, 1933, has been declared by the Directors of the Company in Brisbane, payable to shareholders

the Begistors

at Brisbane. and Singapore on THURSDAY, 22. SEPTEMBER, 1932.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the SINGAPORE TRANSFER REGISTER will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER, to WEDNESDAY, Pler SEPTEMBER, 1932 (Both Days inclusive), for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.

By Order of the Board,

DERRICK & 00., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.

Hong Kong Bank Chambers. SINGAPORE, 22nd August, 1932,

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificato No. 6/NS 502 dated Hongkong 14th April, 1992 for Five shares of this Bank numbered 130792/130798 inclusive registered in the name of Richard Toovey has been Lost, Stolen or destroyed by Fire, and should this certificate not be produced to the Bank before 10th' SEPTEMBER, 1982, a new certificate for the shares will be issued, and the afore- sald Certificate No. 6/NB 502 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation B Null and Void.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Mannger.

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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED,

NOTICE.

HE andermentioned certificate THE

IN

ANTONY

AND

CLEOPATRA

SHAKESPEARE

WROTE

"Epicurean Cooks sharpen with stoyless ance his appetite." Doesn't that sound great? Boy, it I could just got the ence ever on that goy Shakespeare. I'd tell him be'd spilt a plateful. Why, I reckon be know somethin' red hot fa the way of sances and pleklés himself, the old play sofer! But he'd hars fair bust his third volume if he'd known what I do about Macono-

Pan-Yan

The King of Pickles

GII.MAN & Co., LTD., AGINTS.

A.2.R. I

Editorial and Business Offices: 11,

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251,

Night Editor (Wanchai Oos):

Tel. 94511.

London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

KO 4

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, Avgust 22, 1932.

OTTAWA.

A NEW phaso in the history of the British Empire was begun at Ottawa. For over a century the Mother Country and the Overseas Dominions, large and small, have bear angaged upon a process of devolution the slow and laboured

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.

other nations) and regarding in the light of permanently assured national income, were suddenly withdrawn. Consequently, Aus. tralia's averseas credit was greatly restricted, with the result that die astrous ceonomies were enforced re- sulting in the restriction of interun! erolita by the Australian banka. The measures brought loss of con- fidence, unemployment, decrease of the community's spending power, and affected every phase of internal | and primary industry.

* News and Views ⭑

Rewarded.

"To mark our appreciation of your loyal services during the last forty years, Smith," said the man- something for you." ager, the firm have decided to do

That's very kind, sir." "Yes, in future you will be pu dressed as Mr. Smitle"

The Street to Blame.

Willesden magistrate: Why has your husband loft you! Wife: He says he could put up with me and he doesn't mind Willesden general- ly, but he can't stand, the street we live in..

Now He's

"Sir Bill,"

Bill Bulldog, mascot of H.M.8. Nelson, the flagship of the Home Fleet, which was recently visited by the King, is the proudest dog in the world, and will probably be come the most famous, too.

Everybody in the Home Fleet is talking of him as Sir William. To call him Bill is now considered merely vulgar.

Contrary to all hopes, these pre- vailing conditions were not tem porary and did not improve, with the result that, as international trade was crippled and world's parity prices foll, tremendous sur- plus stocks added further to the world's glut and producers' worries. Therefore it was inevitable that stringent and draatio efforts be adopted in the endeavour to restore conditions to normal. With this object in view, two of England's eminent financiers and distinguish od economists were called in to con- sider and advise as to the most practicable method of rehabilità tion. Immediately the report of

This is the story. When the King was visiting Nelson, Bill was being these financiera WAS announced led at the head of a detachment the people of Australia realized of sailors. Suddenly Bill broke

parado. the gravity of the situation. Bud- He walked to the King and rubbed geta-Commonwealth, State and in-his head against his Sovereign's dividual-had to bo balanced. This leg before suddenly realising his grave breach of discipline and dash- called for an enormous reductioning off again to head of the detach of overhead and production costs in ment. all industry. Expenditure was cut down, salaries and wages reduced, and staffs decreased. In addition, imports were to be curtailed and exports increased giving more ex- ports than imports, and thus estab- lishing essential overseas credita,

A robot fired a pistol and then whereas in previous years imports read a newspaper correctly at the had excelled exporis to an - over- | Holborn Empire. whelming extent. This stato of

affairs had been brought about by

unrestricted borrowing of preceding

Governments, together with the ac cumulation and funding of interest on war debts,

These drastic economy mensures

The King was amused and tapped for the Navy. Word went round Bill on the head. That was enough that the King had knighted Bill, and now he is known as Sir William.

The Robot Marvel,

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This marvel-which van not only read but carry on an intelligent con- versation-is the result of fourteen

yours' experimenting by an English- man who prefers to be known as Astra.

It first carried on & twenty- minutes conversation with its inven. tor. Afterwards it answered ques tions put to it by the audience.

The robot then, demonstrated its power of motion by moving every part of its body, and fired a re volver.

A nowspaper was handed to the robot by a member of the audience, and it read every word clearly and distinctly.

This marvellous contraption, which in appearance reserables an armour- clad man, is claimed to be the most perfect in the world.

Rhyl's Plague of Frogs.

Rhyl has been visited by a plague of frogs, after a heavy thunder- storm. Residents in the neighbour hood of the Botanical Gardens were surprised one morning to sec "procession" of thousands of frogs moving in the direction of the Rhyl Cut, a stream to the cast of the town.

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Famous P. and 0. Doctor.

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Many people telephoned the P. and O. offices, Landon, expressing their sorrow at the death of Dr. W. W. Wingate Suul, commodare surgeon of the company.

All had at some time in the last 30 years sailed on & P. and O. liner and retained a deep impression of the kindly, popular doctor, who was such a fine pianist and conversation- alist as well as an "ideal" modical man. He was recently called from the Viceroy of India to attend Lord! Inchcape on the yacht Rover, at Monte Carlo.

Dewar's

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"White

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"The Whisky

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Local and General

Three casca of cholers were re-

ported on Friday.

Tenders are being invited for site preparation and croction of a clinic at Tsimshatsui,

Victorin Ghol and the Laichikok Prisons are declared to be hauses and Deportation Ordinances.

New Regulations provide that no person shall without the written permission of the Head of the Sanitary Department end the Medical Officer of Health sell or offer for sale any non-aerated drinks in the preparation of which fruit zied or herbs (other than tea) ure

jollies known as loung fan and man tau lo.

The following passengers are ex- pected this week by the P. & 0. Ranchi-For Hong Kong: Licut P J. H. Bartlett, Pay Lt.Cdr. G., W. Best, Pay.-Lt. E. F. Burkitt, Mrs. Gerald Banister, Mr. H. C. Blac quire, Mr. R. H. Bayles, Miss E. M. Bell, Mr. B. R. Campbell, Lieut. F. N. V. Currey, Mr. and Mrs. A. Dawson, Comdr. E. A. Drummond, Huntingford,

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The Potsdam Kilometer. -

for 50 Fully Paid up shares inerention of a system of political Commonwealth Budget issued someof detention under the Vagrancy used or sell, or offer for sale the Lt.Cdr. J. L Fletcher, Miss M. policeman whether he based his

this Company registered in the nume of Wong Fat has been lost; and should this certificate not be pro duced to the Company before 18th September, 1982, a new certificate for the said shares will be issued and the old certificate No. 248 will thereafter be treated by this Company as NULL & VOID,

and economic freedom, but still preserving links that were a reality and not a shadow. The enormous and the novel principle has been the absence of cocroion and the acceptance by the Imperial Parlia- ment of any fixed and determined

precipitated practically nation wida unemployment which placed Aus- tralia, temporarily, further in the morasa. Now, as a result of adher ing fairly closely to the previously mentioned economy measures, Aus tralia has, as revealed by the last few months ago, a definite surplus of exports over imports. happy position is responsible for the prevailing optimistic outlook of the people, and, naturally, this has tended to bring about the release | of internal credits, which, if Aus-

This

Two German schoolboys named Koenig and Sahewan, have crossed the North Sea from Rotterdam in a paddle boat and arrived safely at Southend.

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means, Different

Paris is the home of the standard meter a platinum rod of exactly 1,000 millimeters, Berlin will soon house a new standard kilometer-a rod consisting of an alloy of iron and nikel of exactly 1,000.000 millimeters' length. It will be laid down in an old military shooting range in the Ravensberg hills near Potsdam. This "kilometer" will serve as the standard for all of Prussia. Natural scientists may go there and ascertain whether their tupe measures are 100 per cent cor rect and automobilista reprimanded for spoeding may ask the traile

Sgn.-Lt. L. M.

judgment on the Potadam kilometer, Hughes, Mr. and Mra. 8. H. Lang- ston, Comdr. Lawrie, Lieut. H. A. L. Marsham, Mr. D. McNeil, Mr. Japanese Policy. The United States aces its con-

and Mrs. L. G. Morgan, Mr. P. R. The key-note of Japanese policy scienco debt to Lindbergh paid in driblets. John H. Curtis, who ham-Nicholson, Sgn.-Lt. J. M. Park, to-day is, in a nutshell, security at

Pay-Lt.Cdr. F. R. Porter, Mr. and all costs. What "security pered the hunt for the lost child, is Mrs. F. Sellwood, Mr. Sellwood it is difficult to say. sentenced to one year in jail and a (Junr,), Miss A. M. Upadell, Miss schools of thought in Japan inter- $1,000 fine. President Houver sig H. Walpole. For Shanghai: Lieut.pret the word in different ways, to be under the mystic spell of a penalties of a 25,000 fine and 20 years in prison for using the mails Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Fisk, Miss D.

M A. Leathers, Capt. D.. B. O'Con- form of emotional hysteria and nell, Mr. F. 6. Parker, Dr, and would sooner listen to fulminations to deliver a kidnapping threat. But, although Al Capone and some.

Mrs. H. J. S. Smyly and three of the jingaes than to the staid and of his lieutenants are serving sub- atantial terms,

rule by children, Col. G. R. V. Steward, sober reasoning of calmer minds. gung criminals, which makes possible Mr. F. S. Winterbottom. For Yoko Thus, there is much talk of carving such incredible things as the Lind. hama: Mr. R. L. Harris, Mr. and out, with the sword, an empire be bergh outrage is still uncurbed. Mrs. H. T. Langstone, Mrs. G. R. side which that of Rome or of England would be insignificant, for Must America be defied again he V. Steward and child.

the vision of Japan as overload of fore truly it exerts itself---be-

all Asia has been toyed with off fore relentlessly it stretches forth

and on, for quite a long period. In its fully correcting hands.-Chris-

fact, as far back as 1850. Yoshida tian Science Monitor,

Shoin, a leader of the Choshu clan (the clan which controls the army), in his writings, revealed that Japan should aim at the gradual annexh- tion of Formosa, Korea, Saghalien, Manchuria, Mongolia and Eastern Bibaria, but he added that, first of

Certificate No. 263 for 50 ahares wish of the landa colonised and talia is to reach her former stability | ministering the Government has a Congressional measure attaching E. H. Chavasse, Miss D. M. Disney, To-day, the average Japanese seems

Nos. 2951/3000.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 17th August, 1932.

protected by the British race.

The process has been misunder- stood. Foreign observers, and both "die-hards" and "advanced opinion" "in England have foro- sean, some with regret, some with IN THE SUPREME COURT OF Cager anticipation, the final break-

HONG KONG.

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PROBATE JURISDICTION.

up of the British Commonwealth of Nations. But an opposite ten- dency hn also been at work. Strategically the Empire WILE IN THE GOODS or JOHN FINLAY

MOPHUN, LATE OF CECILIA drawn together by the labours of Basx, GABLLOCHEAD IN THE the Imperial Defence Committeo COUNTY OF DEMBARTON BOUT. LAND, CLOAK IN HOLY OADzas and the part borne by the Empire M.B.,C.M., DECEASED.

in the Grant War; politically the

must be forthcoming.

HEAT-WAVE IN LONDON

TEMPERATUE REACHES 99 DEGRESS

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruany, Aug. 10.

Crown is the common link, and now BRITAIN continues to share in NOTICE 18 me the idea of economic co-operation,

IS HEREBY GIVEN

for Creditors and Others to send in

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Bolicitore for the Executrix,' Prince's Building, Ice House Street,

Hong Kong !

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boen the

the European heat wave

continue.

and

His Excellency the Officer Ad- appointed Mr. G. S. P. Heywood, B.A., B.Sc. (Oxon.), to be Profes- sional Assistant at the Royal Ob servatory.

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At to-morrow's meeting of the Rotary Club, the Rev. J. F. Steineo, of the American Presbyterian Mis- sion, Hainan, will give an address: The Aboriginal Tribes .Hainan.'

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From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has, in accordance with instructions receiv-j

A series of audacious thefts ed from the Secretary of State for

which have occurred in the Supreme the Colonies, heen pleased to recog- nise Mr. R. J. F. L. Ohl, as Vice Court building, by which a number of police officers, including the Consul for Argentine in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector, Mr. N. Rey

were victimized, had a Later information makes us re- all, Japan should sat to work to The Wah Yan College, situated in nolds,

Court sequel on Saturday, when

turn to the subject of the rumours acquire a proper knowledge of the of Section 58 of the Probate Ordinance through preferential tariffs, has yesterday a higher temperature was Robinson Road, is reported to haPang Cheung, an office-bay employ that the Emprces Dewagor Techsi thunder and lighting of the West. been sold to the Jesuit Fathers for

at Messrs.Alex. Ross', was 1697, made an order limiting the time been carried an important degree reached in London than at any 870,000. The College and staff will charged with the theft of four hats, she really has been contemplating programme has been decomplished intends to resign. It seeme that A substantial portion of this be re-organised and since the Jesuit their Claime against the above Estato forward. The idea was not, of time during the last 21 years. to the 10th day of September, 1939.

In the middle of the afternoon priests and scholastics have a world- between the dates of August 10 and the step for some considerable time, and on these grounds they can and All creditors and others are accord course, born at Ottawa, but appro the temperature in city reached by wide reputation as educationists the 18. It was stated that the thefts but always drew back when the do appeal to the racial pride and accurred during the progress of the time for putting the step to prac-warlike spirit of the people in ingly hereby required to wand their printaly Canada has

degrees in the shade, while at Green future of the College seems assured. Village Road murder trial. In tak- tico came, so that her present, seem. general. Are the military out to claims to the Undersigned on or before pioneer in that tendency. Where it wich Observatory a shade tempera- that date,

Is that the. of degrees was recorded Mr. T. W. H. Hosegood, Assisting a compasionats view of the cacing determination must be accepted complete the programme laid down Dated the 13th day of August, 1932 will lead nons can say, but this highest since August 9, 10, When and Harbour Masken, riding at 1; Mr. Wynne-Jones indicate his with many reservations. That she by Yoshida Shoin?

now unity of the British Empire it was 100 degrees.

Leighton Hill, has reported to the readiness to bind the defendant would like to avoid the working real significance of the adventure this Asistio continent-N.C.D.N. may compol other nations to modify A bugo anticyclone still covers police the theft of a barometer over with a personal surety" which necessities of rulership is likely Japan has suddenly undertaken on tariff barriers, which promised to Britain and most parts of Europe, valued at 875. It was stated that must be worth while," the Magis- enough, but that she could be in stake a claim to prosperity, but and except for scattered thunder the instrument was taken from tho trate stipulated. Defendant wasduced to take her hand off, the Tokyo Correspondent,

many years unchallenged is, as we

we have no extraordinarily fast have caused the great disaster of the storms fine weather is expected to hallway of the premises some time remanded until this morning to en- tiller after having held it for so said the other day, in the last do between & p.m. and 9 pm on Fri- able him to find thie surety, day. ... Economic Depression.

There is now on view at the Royal groc, unlikely. The desire for power passage to record, as economy of

Service Institution A claimant is awaited for a Ger United

is probably the last that dien out in fuel was studied. The entire voyage Germany's Cities.

though in long way behind the time man camera found in the posses-Whitehall, a model, 40 feet long, the human subject, and probably the here was done in about 30 days, Stuttgart appears to be one of sion of a suspect and now in the showing the English Flect attack- Dowager's resignation will simply the few cities in Germany which charge-room of the. Central Police ing the Spanish Armada in Calads imply that, while things go on to in which she arrived out here be THROUGH

last year experienced un increase Station. It bears the trade inscrip Bay st night. The details of her entire satisfaction, she will fore, is still a performance much in population, showing a gain of tion "Ruberg Futuro" and is con sails and equipment on the Eng Permit others to do the work but above the usual average of the as soon as she finds her ideas cross clippers which come out here from HONG KONG, CIVIL BRYANT, AFTER one of the blackest periods of eighty-eight persons for each 10,000 tained in a case one end of which lish and Spanish reasols, the lighted in any one particular she will home. This has been achieved with of its population of approximately has the initials "E.C.X." scratched in the distant town, the moonlight return, and attempt to jerk back the use of only half the boilers, financial depression and political 400,000, Statisticians rogard it se

on the men, broken by the glare and the machine of state into ite old and an expenditure of coal per TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the moving-flames and smoke of that the Court has, by virtus of stress over, experienced, Australia significant that the majority of this

increase was due to movement from Home August 0-A patrol of the the fire ships working their des settled groove. Meanwhile, accord. diem of about 30 tons, consider- Section 58 of the Probates Ordinarie again making strenuous efforts to the country to the city especially militia which pulled up a motor-car-truction among the enemy crafting to private reports from people lably less than one-third on the 1887 (No. 2 of 1887), made sa Order re-establish her political and fann she burnt daily while driv limiting the Time for sending in Claims

means of electricity-constitute on peror's state of health both bodily ing home on the ten race. She has and mentally is fairly satisfactory, thus shown that though she con- to or against the above Estate to the cial prestige under the guidance of conditions have eliminated the driving had a shock when it dis

sumes 100 tons a day when driven 31er Day of AUGUST, 1938.

the present Commonwealth Govern- glamour of the larger centres which covered, that, the occupant of the of the grandest and most sugge Hong Kong Daily Press, Angustat full speed, she for all ordinary

formerly drew residents from the car was Signor Mussolini himself. (tive models to be seen in this coun-

purposes is by no means a coal counter The city of Bremen was Profuse apologies followed but the try. One morning, not long ago, 122, 1007,

glutton, as she has been described, Just over three years ago, when second in 1931, with an increase of Duce good humouredly congratulat found myself quietly examining it Looking back-50-years.......

but on the contrary, for a vessel tumed to get up. 19 or 18 knots an hour is very moderate-Hong Kong Daily Prest, Augusty 22, 1882. -

IN THE MATTER OF TIE- ESTATE

OF ADDERLEY FITZALAN HOWARD, LATE or TEX COLONIAL Audit DepartuMENT;" VICTORIA INTER COLOXY of.

DEORABID

Creditors and Claimanta are hereby

required to send their Claims-to-the Undemigned by the above Date, n

AUSTRALIA SEES IT

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Dated ibis 11th day of August, 1989 industry and commerce were enjoy- fifty-eight for each 10,000 inhebited the men on their zeal and, find by the side of H.R.H. the; Prince The crack tea clipper Stirling of her size, the amount of coal con

E. P. H, LANG, Registrar, Supreme Court

ing world wide prosperity, the ant In Berlin, 272,000 persons ing that they were war veterans, he millions of loan money which Aus moved away during the year, while chattered cordially with them and tralia had been borrowing annually only 280,000 new residents took up autographed their identity cards be since the world war (ns had many their abode in the German capital. fore proceding on hie journey.

of Wales, who had come in from the lecture-room of the Institution adjoining, writes Mr. J., Landfear Lucas in The Times,

Castle arrived here yesterday on her second passage out. This time (Continued at fool of next column.)