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HONG KONG CRICKET LEAGUE.

NOTICE 16 HEREBY GIVEN

that the ANNUAL MEETING. will be held at the SANITARY BOARD BOOM, Post Office Building (by kind permission), on TUESDAY, the 6th day of SEPTEMBER, 1982 at $.15 p.m.

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W. O. HUNG,

Hon. Secretary.

THE SOUTH CHINA MOTOR. SHIP BUILDING & REPAIRING WORKS, LTD.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Second Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Company's Town Offices, French. Building, 1st Floor, 5, Queen's Road Central, on Thursday, the 8th day of September, 1982, at 12.30 p.m.

By Order of the Directors

BRANDT & CO.,

General Managers,

Hong Kong, 80th August, 1992.

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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

No

that the Certificate No. 6/NB 502 dated Hongkong 14th April, 1982 for Five shares of this Benk numbered 180792/180796 inclusive registered in the name of Richard Toovey has been Lost, Stolen or destroyed by Fire, and should thin certificate not be produced to the Bank before 10th SEPTEMBER 1982, & Dew certificate for the shares will be issued, and the afors. said Certificate No. 6/N8 502 will be. thereafter treated by this Corporation * Null and Void.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE

HE undermentioned certificate for 50 Fully Paid up shares in this Company registered in the name of Wong Fat has been lost; 'und should this certificato not be pro duced to the Company before 16th September, 1982, a new certificate for the said shares will be issued and the old certificate No. 268 will;thereafter be treated by this Company 88 | NULL & VOIÚ,

Certificats No. 268 for 50 shares

· Nos. 2931/8000.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

Hongkong, 17th August, 1932.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

DRAFT Programmes and Entry

Forms for the Ninth Extra Bace Meeting to be held on SATURDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER, 1932 (wanthier permitting), may be obtained at the Becretary Office, the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, sad the Stables, Village Bond.

Entries close at 13 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 87 SEPTEMBER,

1932.

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By Order,

3. A. SLEAP,

Acting Secretary.

THE BANK OF KWANGEL. (Hong Kong BRANCH)

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While its jeighbours, Westmins

"My husband has changed everter and yauxhall Bridges, are an since we came back from a cruise, congested na over, Lambeth iy scorn. said a woman at Tottenham Police ed by London's flow of traffic. It has Court. "When we were on the manifestly failed so far to ease the boat he saw a door marked "A congestion of cross-river traffic; "it ways Open, and he spent all his has failed to open new and quicker time making sure it was.

George Robey Can Brighten Oricket Qeorge Robey has been a mem- ber of the M.G.C. for 30 years, and he went along to Lord's to have [& "knock" at the nets.

It was the first time he had handled a bat for ten years, yet he had the bowlers perspiring, and many a cricket enthusiast half his age would have envied his strokes George Robey, don't forget, will soon be 83.

routes between Victoria and

·City.

Britain's Recovery,

the

For the first time since 1914 busi ness men can afford to be moder- ately optimistic. This view was expressed by Sir Ernest Benni, speaking at the annual meeting of Bena Bros. last month.

All the movements that mattered, he said, were tending in the right direction. Reviewing the position as compared with a year ago ha The trouble with cricket today found the difference definite and is that it is too slow," he said. striking. A year ago, confidence, "If I were a Mussolini of the was impossible; to-day it was the cricket field. I would abolish the normal condition of mind. publication of averages, and I

the He compared would put the wicket-keeper some August, 1931, with the happier where else on the field.

"Whore do you see the best story which could be told to-day, cricket? In the nets, of course. The results of the period which had

record

of

AVERTING NEW WORLD WAR.

2,000 ATTEND) AMSTERDAM

CANTI-WAR CONGRESS.

FRENCH CONTINGENT

STRONGEST.

Amsterdam, Aug. 27-Two thou- | saud delegates from all over the world vociferously sang the "In- ternationale" at the opening of the International Anti-War Congress here to-day T MIŠINA

EPISCOPALIAN

PRESIDENTS.

ROOSEVELT VICTORY

WOULD MAKE NINTH.

PRESBYTERIANS RANK

NEXT.

If Franklin D. Roosevelt goes to the White House he will be the ninth Protestant Episcopal Presi dent of the United States.

The delegates include 90 Britons, comprising representatives of the

More Chief Executives have been Labour Party, the trade unions and

of that faith than any other? the "no more war's movement;

The strongest contingent came from France, and included the George Washington, James Madi- famous novelist, Henri Barbusse, son, James Monroe, William Henry who, in the absence of his confrero. Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Romain Rolland, opened the Con- Taylor, Franklin Pierce and Ches

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Five hundred Germans and thirtyter A. Arthur. Americans were also present, but Mr. Roosevelt is senior warden Soviet Russia was not represented as her delegates were refused entry of St. James Church, Hyde Park, N. Y., his home town, where he has viens into Holland.

The delegate who attracted the been a vestryman almost thirty greatest interess was Mr. Val insbhai Patel, president of the All-years. He and Mrs. Roosevelt re- India Congress, who was quickly gularly worship at the little stone surrounded by photographers, edifice, at which the rector is the.

Barbusse in his opening Rev. Frank R. Wilson. speech, urged the prevention of the "coming world war," which would "murder civilisation."

The Congress will consider the proposal to create an international agitation for this purpose.

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Mr. Roosevelt is also a trustee of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Until he became Governor

Why? Because there isn't a wicket.olapsed since then were a remark board in Paris to conduct a strong he attended quite regularly the

keeper behind the batsman.

"It's in the nets where batsmen able tribute to the ability of the stop out to balls and knock them British business classes to stand into the country. But what's, the firm and carry on. use of me talking about cricket? They won't take me seriously."

Chinese Charm.

In conclusion Sir Ernest declar ed that we were in a far more natural and much sounder position than we were a year ago, and those grounds we could surely in optimism.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. | Cai, the new Chinese Minister indulge in a little sober, moderats

Aerated Water Manufacturers.

Est. 1841.

BIRTH. CHRETIENNE-On August 28, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. CHRETIENNE, & daughter.

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year. This is a reduction from the stacks on hand in Canada a year L

ago, but world stocks, estimated 'as at July 1st by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at 640 million hushels against 650 million bushels JENSEN MESCHERSKY.-On August

29, at Tsingtao, Misa Musg De in 1931, are heavy. Argentine and MESCHERSKY to Mr. S. J. Fustralian supplice, as; well as JENBEN, Eoth of Shanghai.

Canadian, are smaller than inst year, but these decreases are par. tially offset by an increase of 40

DEATHS.

Caris. On August 31, at Shang- hai, Mrs. EDITH ANNIE CURTIS, widow of the late Rev. H. H. Curtis, of Szechuza! PERRY-On August 30, at Shang

hai, SABAH PERRY, aged 64 years Dearly beloved wife of Herbert Perry.

I prophesy that Mr. Quo Tai London, will prove to be one of the boat-liked diplomats to the Court of St. James'e, say a writer

in a Home paper. His manner Parasite Fish,

is gracious and full of charm There is no need to ask Mr. Tai

AUTHORS ANTI-WAR

CONGRESS.

SELECTING VENUE,

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trustees monthly meetings, held in the office of Bishop William T. Manning, in Cathedral Close,

A few years ago when Dr. Man- ning conducted a campaign for funds to finish the cathedral. Mr.

DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED IN Roosevelt was national chairman of the committee for completing the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. London, August 23.A number of

Several years. ago at the annual famous authors, including Henri Barbusse, Romain Rolland, Maxim Diocesan Convention held in Synod

House, A new arrival at the London Gorky and Upton Sinclair, who are

Cathedral Close, Mr. Chi how he finds London. He Zoo's Aquarium is an electric catfish organising an anti-war Congress for Roosevelt was among those to whom knows it well, for he was there from Nigeria, which is capable of August 27 are finding considerable attending the business of his coun- giving severe shocks. Unlike an diiculty in bringing their plan to a certificate was awarded by Bis- hop Manning for having completed try in 1919 after the Paris Confer other Aquarium inhabitant, the fruition.

electric cel, it does not shock its

The original intention was to twenty-five consecutive years as s Since that time he has been one prey to death, but procures summon the eangross in Geneva but of the hardest-working, and inci- food by giving shocks to larger it fell through owing to the Swiss vestryman in one church. His was dentally one of the most successful,, fish and feasting off the partially Government withholding its per the Hyde Park Parish, politicians in his country. His digested food which the shock has mission and Amsterdam was then

substituted. charming wife knows all there is made them disgorge. to know about the perfect way of entertaining.

ence.

Lambeth Bridge Deserted.

Is the new Lambeth Bridge, million bushels in the United opened by the King and Queen in July to be something of a white States.

elephant tasks & Home paper..

Built, with its street approaches, is still almost entirely deserted by at a cost of 2000,000, the bridge vehicular and foot traffic.

Conditions in the United States

Editorial and Business Offices: bushels,

Ice Houm Street. Tel. 3095). » Night Editor (Wanchas Office):

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The fish is widely distributed over the greater part of Africa, and is not, uncommon in the Nile It was well known to the ancient Egyptians, who depicted it on their mural paintings, an

The Methodist Episcopal Church

In giving permission, however, is certain to have a Vice President the Netherlands Government ex of the United States for the next pressly reserved the right to refuse four years because, both Vice Pre admission to Holland of hay, forsident Curtis, the Republican no eigners wishing to bitend. It is now announced that eight newly 1 A number of golden and light olected. Soviet delegates, including blue coral fish from the Dutch East besides Gorky, Karl Radek and Indies are other new arrivals at the Shvernik, have been refused en- Aquarium. These little fish, men- trance visas by the authorities.

These delegates have seat & tele suring no more than three inches. associated with an enormous sea preside, requesting them to secure in length, are in their home watersgram to Barbusse and Rolland, who anemone measuring two feët across. the necessary permission,

Local and General

have been unfavourable in the winter wheat area and the crop is estimat ed at 432 million bushels as against 789 million bushels in 1531′ and a five-year average of 549 million Domestic requirements more or less loqual the total wheat crop, but exporte from the United States since 1900 have never failed

Caught by a blasting charge, a to exceed 125 million bushels Chinese employed at quarrying year. These conditions suggest a work at North Point, was fatally substantial reduction in United injured on Sunday. He died within a few minutes of receiving his in- States stocks during the comingjuries.

crop year.

Crop conditions in Europe have been favourable, except in the Danube Basin. The total acreage sown to wheat is somewhat lows, but Europe's harvest, is expected to be about the same as last year. While wheat production in France,

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minee, and Joan N. Carner, the running-mate of Mr. Roosevelt, are aliated with that denomination, which is bone dry;

Charles Curtis, when less than

Roman Catholic, in the Church of three months old, was baptised a

the

Immaculate Conception, Bt. Mary's, Kan., where his mother, who was Ellen Papin, had attended St. Mary's Convent. She died when he was 3 years old and the boy was reared by his father's relatives as a Protestant. Mr., Curtis is now & member of the Methodist Church, Topeka, Kan.

The Jockey Club's old stables at. An interesting arrival in the Causeway Bay, it is reported, have | Colony yesterday was Major Subbe

Next to the Protestant Episcopal been sold to the Metropolitan Land Svasti, a Prince of Siam and Police

country. The faith, the Presbyterian Church has and Building Co., Ltd. The pro Commissioner of that. perly has an area of 00,000 square Prince is returning home after a furnished the largest number of

Andrew Jackso foet. It has a frontage of 374 feet world tour and arrived in Hong|Presidents, six :

James K. Polk, James Buchanan, An alliance for mutual hospitality has been made between Christ's on the Causeway Bay Road and a Kong by the President Lincoln. He Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harri son and Woodrow Wilson, Although College, Cambridge, and Wadham depth of 285 feet. The price has will proceed to Manila and later to

Abraham Lincoln never formally, Collego, Oxford, similar to those not been disclosed.

Singapore by the same bout.

united with a church he regularly tween other Oxford and Cambridge which have recently been made be

attended Presbyterian services. Colleges.

The Methodist Episcopal Church has given four Presidents: Andrew Johnson. Ulysses S. Grant, Huther. ford B. Hayes and William Mo Kinley,

When a roof over a yard in the rear of 134, Queen's Road Central,

Mr. John L. Curtis who recently. arrived in Japan, has been made general manager of all the branches of the National City Bank of New collapsed at 2 o'clock yesterday York in Japan. He will make his morning, two fakte staployed in headquarters in Tokyo. Mr. Curtis the shop, who were sleeping in the lived in Yokohama about 15 years cockloft, became alarmed and jump- ago and left there in 1917. Before ed on to the ground floor. They I going to Japan this time, he travel-

fed in Europe, leaving the United received injuries to their legs and

their three children are expected to States last May. Mrs. Curtis and were admitted to the Government arrive in Japan in the Dollar ship President Madison,

Civil Hospital.

Unitarians: John Adams, John Four have also come from the

Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore and William Howard Taft,

Two Presidents were of the Re formed faith: Martin Van Buren and Theodore Roosevelt

Four religious bodies have had one member arch in the Presidency James A. Garfield was a Disciple of Christ and Warren G. Harding Baptist. Calvin Coolidge is a Cons gregationalist and Herbert Hoover

Quaker

Thomas Jefferson did not claim membership in any denomination.

CAPT. E, F HALL:

A CIRCULAR from the Royal Bank of Germany, Spain, Belgium and during the past four years Available Canada gives an interesting and Holland is estimated at 657 million supplies have continuously exceeded illuminating review of the World bushels as compared with 50 annual requirements, even though wheat situation. In this funda million bushels in 1931, the crops the older stocks have been sold off mental commodity of the human in Roumanie, Hungary, Bulgaria as fodder for animals, and there race the common tale of to-day is and Yugoslavia are unofficially has also been heavier consumption told of over-production, accumulat placed at 245 million bushels in India and greater exports to

Dr. Henry Huizinga, Chairman ed stores and the complete in against 354 million bushels a year China. Imports by China in 1931,

of the English Department of the ability of the producer to get his age. Unfavourable weather has amounting to 30 million bushels,

University of Shanghai, who is the Net earnings of the Gillette author of a number of English goods to the potential consumer, so since been reported in Italy and were the largest on record-eight that the former is ruined and the France, but the out-turn will be times greater than in 1980 and four Safety Razor Company for the hall textbooks used in Chinese schools, depreciation, to Shanghai from home leave spent ter (starved. We look on help large. The wheat crop in the times those of 1999 Canada, aup for interest charges, depreciation and Mrs. Huizinga have returned OPENING ON SEPTEMBER OB,lealy, some saying that the villainy United Kingdom is officially report. plied 16 per cent. of China's im and taxes, amounted to 88,253,785. in Ameren. Dr. Y. C. Tu, & grad average. In Russia, ports, United States 10 per cent. Not earnings available for dividends uate of the Massachusetts Institute below aver ofia tow profiteers is at the busis ed as

785. On the basis of the six- his post-graduate studies, at the of the trouble, others blame the sowings of winter wheat, were larger and Australia és per cent. The on the Common stock were 32,508, of Technology, who has completed Authorized Capital... ****** $10,000,000 || *

bumper wheat crop of 1929 was montba carnings, as above, the University of Chicago, from which ...$3,500,000 folly of politicians and their per- than in 1930-31, but spring opera

"dividend on the Proference stock institution he received the degres Paid-up Capital....

nicious tariffe while some can see tious word beset with difficulty and mainly responsible for the ever share per annum) is covered of doctor of philosophy; has also nothing but a concatenation of the total area sown is estimated at one of the huge surplus sup more than four times, while the returned to Shanghal to become plies, Economio depression since ciroumstancy and a mituation that & million acres less than last sea-1929 has contributed to the persist dividend on the Common stock (81 head of the physics department of

two and a half times.. no one has foreseen and no one canson. Production is expected to be ence of the problem, but, tariff re per share per annum) is covered the University of Shanghai,

The new Brigade Major of the control. But whatever may be the about 1,000 million bushels. Constrictions upon imports have been

the major influence tending to hold" w

Marquis Tadashi Hachisuka, who Straits Settlements Volunteers, truth the average man, if he has sumption of white bread in the down total consumption. Russian Taking the parcel of tickets for has been studying in England, will Captain E. F. Hall, M.C., of Thạ om, opinion, at least realises that Soviet Republics in being encour exports, the outcome of the Soviet a bundle of banknotes, several high fly home at the beginning of Buffs, who recently assumed duties, Gloucester Building, 1st foor, Desho knows nothing and his beliefs aged, which will decrease exports Polles, have been, important during way robbers during a hold-up at October, it is reported. The Mar has been associated with that dir the past two years. Measures by the corner of Yunaan and Pakhoi que has applied to the Japanese tinguished regiment since Decem Yoeux Road, Central, 14 90

from Russia. Shipments during other nations have caused contrae Roads, Shanghai, allowed their Department of Communications, ber, 1915, when he was odmamiSSİON- are guesswork.

the current season to July Sard tion of consumption or restrained victim to depart with a bag con through the British Embassy for od after three months with a amounted to 71 its expansion, stimulated home pro- taining $800 The victim, Hus permission to fly over Japanese Territorial battalion. He was ment the marketing of this year's million bushels as compared with the surplus Shoes the solution of at the Central Theatre was le Marquis will leave England on Buffs in France and Belgium, was duction and ingresso, the burden of Yung Chu, an accountant employed territory. It is reported that the with the 8th Battalion of The wheat crop, which in unofficially estimated at from 400 to 0.91 million bushels to the corres. the problem of wheat surplus seems turning home with a bag containing October and fly through France its adjutant for some time was

taba" dependent upon increased banknotes ilyer dollara and dimes, and Italy to Turkey. From these wounded ties in action and consumption rather than upon •*, parcelzofradmission: cota, he will proceed to Caloutta, Hong--the Military Cross and the bushels, will - present a difficult ponding date last year

when several gunmen appr

Kong, Bhanghai arriving at Wei Star and the British problem. In addition to this year's A persisting surplus has. charao-general decrease in production, the desired balance may have to wait

Hun offered them the bag, Haiwei on the 18th, whenes he will and Victory Mods Subsequent crop there is a carryover of more terized the world wheat situation restorasida of a more HOTARAL

bbers discarded in By to Beaul; Urusin, Duke, arriv, he was with the Expe to the parcel than 100 million bushels from last : (Continued at Joof of next rotum) of international

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