NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
HOCKEY FIXTURES SEASON 1952–1938.
~ECRETARIES of Hockey Clubg|
are reminded that the meeting of team secretaries for arranging: dates of ixtures for the comlug Benson will be held in the lecture room at the Volunteer Headquarters ut 5.80 p.m. on Friday, the 26th of August.
(Signed) JOHN E. POTTER,
Hon. Sceretary, HONG KONG HOCKEY CLUB.
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY. LIMITED.
No
OTICE in hereby given that at a
Meeting of the Board of Directors of Green Island Cement Company, Limited, hell at Exchange Building, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, on Wednesday, the 17th day of August, 1992, a Call of $2.75 per share was made upon all the members bolding shares, whose names appear in the Company's register of shareholders on the 17th day of August, 1932, upon which only $1.00 per share has been paid, and it was determined that such Cati should be paid on the 81st day of December, 1932, to the Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation their Head Office, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, afore-aid.
Upon presentation at the office of the Company of the Bankers' receipt for the payment of such Call, to- gether with the Certificate of Shares. A note of the payment will be endorsed on the Certificate.
Dated this 17th day of August, 1932.
By Order of the Board,
ALLAN KEITH,
Secretary.
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THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED in Queensland), NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND
ΝΟ
TOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that at SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND of TWO SHILLINGS per share on account of the financial your onding 81st MARCH, 1933, ha! been declared by the Directors of the Company in Brisbane, payable to stureholders од the Registers at Brisbane und Singapore on THURSDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER -1932.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the SINGAPORE
tep off The Ship
into your own motor car.
Its best to arrange, before you
loave Hong Kong, that you are met by a new Hill-
man or Humber. Pick your model with us and we
will arrange it. HILLMANS
& HUMBERS. GILMAN & CO.,
LIMITED,
Have the car you want just when you want it, Get the most from every moment of your next leave.
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Editorial and Business Offices
Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office)
Tel. 24511. London Office: M, Floot Street,
1.0.4
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932.
the scientific historian. But no.ons suggests that they are accurate his- tory. The films, and particularly American films, mako a grave error in claiming a quality which has in the long run more disadvantages than advantages. The mistake has
* News and Views *
Death Penalty for Arson.
monarchy.
Practical Help.
The People's Assembly of Siam Chicago learns that ita anco arisen from the national charne-has passed a resolution to reduce richest woman, Mrs. Edith Rocke teristic of "giving nothing away." the term of imprisonment of a feller, McCormick, has sacrificed Therefore the most fantastic story, number of prisoners and grant an many millions to protect small in- instead of being presented frankly amnesty to others to mark the vestors. This protection extende to us fiction, has to be heralded as establishment of a constitutional hundreds holding an interest in the truth about the subject repre- sented. Wo are naked to take
It is expected that resolution will "Wild West," exotic "College come into effect at an early date. Life" and even "crook", dramas,
The question of altering the as "true to life." How damag criminal law to increase the severity ing to America that has been! Herof the punishment for arson and film propagandists have told us su counterfeiting was discussed but often that they are presenting the postponed until next weak. truth, that the whole world is com. ing to believe them.
Russia is, however, a bad subject for this form of propaganda. We all want to know the truth about Russia There are plenty of in terested parties ready to say that the Five Year Plan has failed, or, cunversely, that it has succeeded beyond expectation, becausis for
It was suggested that when arson resulted in the loss of life the court should be empowered to pass thy! death sentence or life imprison- ment.
when the 'Planes Come In!
her real estate companies. She closes, har. Lake Shore Drive, shoir- place, lives at a hotel, and takes the brunt of huge market value shrinkages for what she regards na an excellent reason-she can stand it, while the little fellow who trust-
od her could not
Interpretation of Spain's now Constitution provokes discussion of a lively question. In giving wo men equal rights with men, did the Constitution mean to give women permission to fight bulls The new race of female matadors and their One hundred years ago. it was
applauders say Yes; those to whom great novelty to watch the train even masculine bull sticking i core in." This year few went to abhorrent say No. Public oficials. some purpose of their own they stations wish us to form curtain opinions perhaps in China, but most aero-appealed in particular by outraged dromes un public routes report that male matadors-raise despairing and projudices, quite irrespective crowds of daily visitors" watch the hands. Deep legal points way be of what the truth may be
Un-planes come in." What they will involved. But, more likely, the
watch coruc in truthful books and articles cancel
problem worrying the jurista is HOW} euch other out. The superficial
this: How shall a mere judge stop reader nequires a healthy scepticism
ladies who are not afraid of fierce. about the "rovalations" of writers,
Andalusian bulla? and the careful student has mato-
for
amusement – except
Clouds of Parrots
100 years from:
The owner of a sheep station Lachlan, has reported flights of near Adelaide, Mr. Byron Mc large numbers of brilliantly plum ed shell parrots which are colouring the skies of central Australia.
Mr. McLachlan, was awakened as
early as 5 a.m. in the morning by
44-Wine and Water!"
More water and less wine is being drunk in Paris, according to
an investigation by the "Friends
French Wine" Association. Statistics show that some restaur
whirring noise and discovered of these birds sweeping overhead in millions. They were like clouds at times," he said, "and actually ants now sell 135 bottles of mineral darkened the sky." To estimate water for every 100 bottles of wine. their number would be impossible, These restaurants are mostly the observer said, although he be lieved that any number from patronized by foreignera, but it is 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 passed over believed water is gaining popular
favour among Frenchmep: every 10 minutes.
JUPE DRANSFORD.-The engagementrial enough from which to sift some
is announced between JON EDMUND JUPP, eldest son of Mr. idea of the truth. But in a world and Mrs John A. Jupp, of of democratically governed coun- Chislehurst, Kent, England, tries it would be most unfortunato End EVELINE FAITH DRAKEFOUD, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. if millions of cinema-fans, who do T. G. Drakeford, of Shanghai, little or no reading, except of the China
lightest sort, are to be led by propaganda films into an entirely false idea of Russia. One hopes that the subject will be left alone, cause the truth matters. The flm bad better keep to domestic and crime dramas, or to historica! characters, whose real nature and abilities are no longer of practical concern, If Russia cannot be left
The United States Patent Bureau alone, at least the claim to truth-
disclose the bright state of Ameri. ful representation should be omit Mr. Arthur Odell, who was manag-
ing director of the company, to be an inventiveness in 1931. The ted from the usual list of super special manager of the business un-offles granted 47,709 patents and latives with which each studio antil the hearing of the petition and designs to citizens, an average of nounces the merits of its produc-he (Mr. Taylor) applied for the ap-
one for each 9596 Americans. The pointment to be continued on the tions.
Bane terina,
largest number of patents went toj Mr. Walters: I have no objection New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, to that. I suppose your Lordship Ohio, and California. But aggre can make an order on the termé that Mr. Taylor flon his application, gale totals do not tell the tale of
The Baily Press.
Hong Kone, Avover 25, 1932.
PROPAGANDA AND THE
FILMS.
TRANSFER REGISTER will be A rita of no small technical merit, OLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER, to WEDNESDAY, dealing with life in modern Russia
21ST SEPTEMBER, 1932 (Both Days inclusive), for the preparation of Dividend Warrants.
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretarios. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 22nd August, 1982.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION,
EUROPE HOTEL LTD. WOUND UP.
NO OBJECTION FROM CREDITORS.
The Europe Hotel Ltd. was the petitioner for a winding up order in
They were going to attend either an economic or a disarmament conference !
Invantiveness.
petition as soon as possible. Mr. mental alertness along new lines. Odell's appointment ends as apon Connectiont leads the country, with as the winding up order is made.
Mr. Smith: This is a strictly a patent to each 1105 citizens. temporary measure, I take it?
His Lordship (to Mr. Taylor):
Until when?
Mr. Taylor: Until further order. Mr. Smith: I thought this would probably be a very good idea of a temporary measure until the meet-
the Supreme Court yesterday being of creditors decide whether fore Mr. Justice Whiteley, who, some other man shall be appointed after hearing Mr. D. K. Walters, manager,
If your Lordship Mr. Taylor: for the petitioner, allowed the
saya,ualil meeting of creditore Lother difficulties might arise. I
suggest until further order.'
F.M.S. Public Opinion.
WHITBREAD'S
FAMOUS
ALES & STOUT
DOUBLE BROWN
WHITBREAD.
PALE ALE
DOUBLE BROWN ALE FINEST
LONDON STOUT
BOLE AGENTS
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
Est. 1841..
LOWER LAW COSTS.
CONTRIBUTION BY BAR TO
* ECONOMY.
:"GOOD CONDUCT."
EVERY TOWN IN FRANCE AFFECTED BY NEW ORDER
Barristers, as well as solicitors, ard contributing to the reduction of the costs of litigation. The Lord News that all foreigners applying Chancellor announces that in order for a French identity card after France. to join in the meyerent for econo; two months' residence is
"cortificate. my the Bar Council have agreed will have to produce a rule relating to the fece of junior in their antive countries has creat to a modification of the two-thirds of good conduct" from the police
counsel acting with a leader.
ed some consterntation in Paris. This is a concession for litigants It was reported at first that this equal in importance to the decision would only be applicable to visitors of the Law Society to reduce their on the Riviera, but I understand it bill of casts in respect of the US is a general order extending to 1-3 allowance introduced after the every town and eity in Franco. war. The 33 1-3 per cent, is to be According to the order the certi reduced to 25 per cent. in respect ficate must date back at least three of contested matters brought into mouths. Complications have arisen, court, and 20 per cent, in respect however, because in England at of non-contentious business.
least casiera judiciaries," Hitherto it has been a traditional police files, on every individual do practice at the Bar for the juniornot exist. As a result it is impor counsel to demand two-thirds of the sible to obtain certificates from the
or
A scheme is afoot at Kuala Lum-fee marked on the trader's brief. home police. Consular circles have As a result of the Bar Council debean embarrassed as a result, and pur, to organise public opinion in the F. M.&. on lines similar to the
Straity Settlements Association.
The proposed name of the new body is the Malay States Aquilio. It will be open to British subjects; British protected naturalised British subjects,
persons
zund
cision, in cases where the loader's are unable to give any British sub- fee is 150 guinens the junior might | jest the required certificate of good still demand 100 guineas, but if conduct. the leader's fee is over 159 guineas
Nothing has yet been decided as (say, 300 guineas) any excess over to what can be done about it. So the 100 guineas paid to the junior for no representations have been would be a matter of agreement be made to the French authorities by tween the junior and the client's the British, although the American The objects contemplated by the solicitora.
representatives in Paris have point- Association are, firstly, to repre
It will thus be seen that the mo
ed out their difficulty. Inconveni sent, express and give effect to the dification only affects those cases ence may, therefore, be caused to opinion of the British community in which the leader received more British visitors wanted to obtain. resident in the Malay States; than 150 guineas, which are by no their French identity papers in the oppose means exclusively the cases in which near future. Scores of applications. secondly, to promote or legislative and. other measures fashionable silks are engaged. | have already been received for these affecting the community; and. The repercussion of this modifica certificates at the British Con- thirdly, to consider all questions tion upon the incomes of barristers' sulate in Paris. affecting the whole or any section clerks will in many cases be, con
has recently been shown at a local theatro. Presumably, it was one of a batch of pictures turned out of an American company and supplied- to "chains" of cinema houses in much the same way that in England n brewery sonds its bottles and casks of light and heavy beers to the "tied houses." The film in ques tion gave a picture of the Tcheha, or Secret Police of Russia, repro petition.
Mr. C. H. Smith appeared for sonting the organisation as a
Mr. Smith: Until further order, certain creditors, Messrs. Swan and miracle of ruthless efficiency. Maclaren, who supported the peti- with liberty to apply. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Nations, like individuals, hava tion, while Mr. E. N. Taylor ap- His Lordship made an order for No
that the Certificate No. 6/NS their natural aptitudes, and it may peared in his capacity as Official the continuance of the appointment
Receiver.
until further order, with liberty to 502 dated Hongkong 14th April,
Mr. Waltere, in asking for a apply and subject to Mr. Taylor fil- 1982 for Five shares of this Bank be that Russia's greatest gift lies numbered 180792/130796 inchisive in a power to organise and ad-winding-up order, said that they ing his application petition, Ho registered in the name of Richard minister such an instrument of did not admit the whole of the initialled the draft order which Me.
dobta which Mr. Smith's clients | Walters had handed in to Court, of the community. Toorey has been Lost, Stolen or destroyed by Fire, and should this impecablo and infallible espionage claimed, but they admitted owing certificate not be produced to the In many sphores of human activity 203,000 and also other liabilities. It was desirable, it possible, to Bank before 10th SEPTEMBER. Russia had, and still has, a great take out the order on that day and 1932, new certificate for the place. In the arts, for example, he asked his Lordship to approve shares will be issued, and the afore- said Certificate No. 6/NS 502 will bo especially, music, novel-writing film of an actual draft order he had pre- thereafter treated by this Corporation production and dancing the holda pared, and which read, inter alia, 68 Null and Void.
ber own with any rival. But a methodical-efficiency, almost mecha hical in its working, seems out of other national character with
By Order of the Court of Directors
V. M. GRAYBURN, '
Chief Manager.
(2452) characteristics.
TRAMWAYS' COMPANY,
LIMITED
NOTICE.
THE undermentioned certificate
this Company registered in the name
as follows:
"This Court doth order that the
aidarable.
Local and General
The Hong Kong dollar was quoted yesterday at 1/4d.
Ono' case of cholera and one of
said The Europe Hotel Limited bo wound up by this Court under the provisions of Ordinance No. 154 (Companies) and that the Officia! Receiver be constituted provisional It may be said that this was a liquidator of the affairs of the com- mere film, a matter of an hour's Pary, and it is ordered that the enteric were reported on Tuesday.
costs of the petitioner and of the entertainment; but that was not said creditors supporting the said the claim on its behalf. 'We wore petition of and relating to the said
How a coolie's carelessness in pedition including the costs of and solemnly assured in attendant pro consequent upon the appointment dress got him into trouble was re- pagand that the film gave a real of the said Official Receiver as prolated at the Kowloon Magistracy
:די
of Woug Fat has been lost; and vice, in both books and flas; to should thin certificate not be proclaim veracity, when, in point of duced to the Company before 36th September, 1982, a new certificate for fact, there is little or no approxi- the said shares will be issued and themation to the truth. One of the
company,"
Mr. Smith said that he supported Mr. Walters:
Special Manager.
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years..
L
Yours, etc, VISITOR.-Hong Kong Daily Press, August 25, 1807.
Looking back 50 years.
The political horizon in the Far East is at present a little murky The cloud which has arisen over the SIR, do not notice in your peninsular kingdom is now con report of the fire at the Naval siderably larger than a man's hand, Yard any grateful tribute to your and threatens to grow to still more gallant firemen I saw them going formidable dimensions. The
re-
The new regulation is probably, a result of the stringent police més. sures concerning the entry of for eignors to France, following the as- sassination of the President, M. Doumer.'
EUROPE TO CAPE TOWN.
SHOESMITH'S ATTEMPT IN
· MOTOR-BOAT.-.
Friedrechshafen, "August. 5.-It the gods are kind Cape Town may have the opportunity of welcoming, a bold shoesmith of Olshing, a stance, who is setting out thither Bavurlan village near Lake Con in a motor boat.
way down the Rhine, and then over
The boat, which he has construct- for 50 Fully Paid up shares in picture of modern Russia. It is a visional liquidator be taxed andbofors Mr. Fraser yesterday morn with the engines. It was an inspir-volution affected by Prince Dai In fed himself, was launched amid a common, and most unfortunate de aid out of the assets of the sanding, when. Sergeant Tuckett pro ing night.. Drawn by 'coolies, one Kun, who is now the virtual ruler and a former war aviator, Josaf great concourse to-day. In it he secuted a Chinese for stealing policeman, and one fireman, one of of Koren, cannot be regarded, we Stoibel, intend leaving Lake Con- pairs of trousers from the first floor the engines dashed past at the rats fear, in any other light than 28 an stance shortly and making their verandah of a house in Shamsul of 3,620 yards an hour. I timed it. anti-foreign demonstration. The the canal to the Rhone, thence to Afr. Taylor said he was not in poo. Sergeant Tuckett said do My companios, a little shortsight Japanese being the only foreigners the Mediterranean, along the consta old certificate No. 268 will thereafter great advantages possessed by the court to oppose or support the fendant was seen by a Chinese dood, took off bis hat. He said he present in Koren at the time, were of France and Spain to Gibral be treated by this Companys drama, in all forms, theatrical, Pordship was inclined to grant the tective, whose attention was drawn i thought it was a military funeral the victims, after the Ministry who Canaries, and down the West Coast
petition but he understood his
tar, through the Straits to the Certificate No. 268 for 60 har operatio. and photographic, is that petition and in that case..he would to him by the fact that the man was If they had known that the burning had agreed to open the ports to-for-of-Africa to Cape Town where
a necessary quality, make an ancillary application for wearing three pairs of trousers, each sheds contained coul, and the dis- eign trade. Altogether nine Japan prolonged rest will be taken before the appointment of a special man outside one being shorter than the trace they still had to go, they are were murdered at Seoul and coming back by the East Coast of ger. During the interim between tho presentation of the petition and innert The detective made in night have gone even a little fuster, Ninsen, and the usurper Dai In Africa and the Suez Canal
but I suppose they didn't know Kun is, so far as can be judged, In addition to the shoesmith-and Whors flying machines supersede responsible for the atrocities the aviator two sailors, Robert Sea-motore, I guess your fire bugs will Hong Kong Daily Press, August Schmidt and Georg Echtler, from
be going in for a team of mules. 26 1889.
Argsburg, will man the boat.........
NULL & VOID.
Toa. 2351/8000
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers Hongkong, 17th August; 1982.
truth is not a
Good entertainment, is the essential Within reasonable limits bad his tory matters not at all. Not.ous
of Shakespeare's historical plays [2470 would bear close examination by
the hearing of it, the Chief Justice, quiries and defendant admitted on an ex parte motion on the part
of the Omeint Receiver, appointed having stolen the trousers,
(Continued at aert column)fence of six weeks was passed.
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