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ADVERTISEMENTS.

0.

NOTICE.

R.

PPLICATIONS, for water metors are invited from all Landlords within the Hider Main Areas,

In the case of all applications received from the 18th August, 1832, to the 31st October, 1932, for metured connections in the Rider Main areas, the connections will be made froe of charge.

Applicants should obtain applica- tion form from the Water Authority, Public Works Department, to whom the forms should be returned when duly completed.

R. M. HENDERSON,

Wator Authority.

Pro Works Dzpartment,

Hong Kong, 1st Sept., 1832.

$2512

HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS,

NOT

LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ELEVENTH OR- DINARY YEABLY MEETING of BHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the QUEEN'S THEATRE, Queen's Road, Central, on WEDNESDAY, 28ru SEPTEMBER, 1932, at NOON, to pass the Directors Report and Accounts, to elect retiring Director and Auditors, to declare Dividend, and to transact any other Ordinary Business of the Company.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 26ru to the 26ra day of SEPTEMBER, 1932, both days inclusive.

Dated the 19th day of September,

1937.

By Order of the Board,

CHAS. S. ROSSELET, Secretary.

Cenzo

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

TE

CLUB,

HE NINTH EXTRA BACE MEETING is declared abandoned with the exception of the race for the Fifth Aggregate Hlakes, which will be incorporated in the TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held (weather

permitting), at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 24TH REPTEMBER, 1932.

Entrance Fees and Gate money will be refunded on application.

By Order of the Stewartla

S. A: SLEAP,

Acting Secratary. [2689

17th September, 1929.

NOTICE.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR.

ANCE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG.)

NERTIFICATE No. 3422 for Ten

Silver Shares, H.K. $25 per Share paid up, Numbered 2368!/ 28670 in the China Traders' Insur- auce Co., Ltd. apw converted into Thirty four Gold Shares in the British Traders' Insurance Co., Ltd. standing in the name of KHOO BENG CHONG (Deceased) of Singa- pore has been declared LOST, and If ) at the Expiration of One Month from the date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the Said Certificate, will be doomed cancelled and of No Effect, and NEW Certificate for the birty four Gold Share will be issued in its etaad by the Company.

PAUL LAUDER,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932.

FINE PORTS

GROWN, BOTTLED AND SHIPPED

By

Robertson Bros & Co., Ltd.

LONDON & OPORTO.

"Sol drink it then, and let us always be Quite free and jovial and all happy. Should we know of a friend who is

gloomy and sad

Give him wine, and for choice, the best

to be had."

DOURO, OLD RUBY, VALOR, FINE OLD RUBY, PRIVATEER, PYRAMID. CHOICE OLD. VERY FINE OLD TAWNY.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

MARRIAGE.

Est. 1841.

gooseberries, and raspberries. This THOMAS CLARK On July 30, 1032, cannery, situated in Wisbech, has

Herbert Crab.

nt Brixton Unitarian Church, steadily expanded during recent by the Rev. tree. HENRY HUGR THOMIS, years until today it occupies a H.B.M. Vice-Consul, Japan; site of nearly seventeen acres, most only son of Mr. H. C. Thomas of which is covered by automatic East Dulwich, to RHODA machinery and warehouses. About a quarter of a million cans of pens was the daily output at one period in July. They were mainly drawn

and the late Mrs. Thomas, ef

CECIL, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. CLARK, of West Dulwich.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Mrs. A. G. Corris and family wish to thank all friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement and for all floral tributes. [2577 The family of the late Mr. Lo CHUNG KUC tender their heart- felt thanks to all friends for their presence at the funeral, for letters of condolence and for floral tributes in their and bereavement.

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Editorial and Business Offers: 11

Ice House Street Tel. 30281,

Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 2481).

from 1,000 acres sown with aced supplied by the firm itself, in order to ensure uniformity of quality and favour, and the yield per acro was about 33 hundredweights. Aerenges of soft fruit were in similar pro. portions, and growers were receiv ing higher prices than usual for their product.

This is one of the few industries

'AIR MAIL BY EMPRESS.

'RECORD 'TIMES FROM ENGLAND.

The Canadian Pacific Steam shija, Ltd., is now in receipt of} advices that the Empress of Bri. tain which arrived in Quebec on August 0 carried mail which was delivered by means of the air mail service for the following destina- tions in much faster times than have been previously made:

London to Montreal,-3 days 92 hours; London to Ottawa-4 days

* News and Views

Who Told You that?

"Why do they use double-barrel guns" "Because, my dear, they always shoot grouss in paire."

The Hangman.

The miserable end of John Ellis, ex-hangwan of England, raises the chief argument in favour of abolish- ing capital punishment in Grent Britain, namely the extremely bad Something Settled at Ottawa.

effect on all who have to nasist in Ostawa may have left many carrying out the extreme process It was said that the things unsettled, but at least one of the law. question has been thrashed out. execution of Mrs. Edith Thompson Canada once fondly believed that broke Ellis' nerve,

He resign- the habit of serving cheese with ed" soon after, and later appear apple tart was purely Canadian,ed as "the hungman in a play but on the authority of Mr. Bald depicting an execution. The Censor win,, who claimed Mr. Kipling, his checked his historic cousin, as a witness, it is now ac- cepted that the practice originated in Yorkshire. The Dominion has

port

AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL.

LIST OF GUESTS.

The following guests are staying; 7 at the Peninsula Hotel:-

Major N. U. Adams.

Mr. Berlincioni, Mr. E. G. Bird, Mrs. F. Bowern and son, Col, and Miases H. and J. Boyd, Mr. A. F.. Brennan, Mrs. M. W. Brennan,, Mrs. O, Brocklebank, Capt. J. W. Bundred, Capt. Burgess, Mr. O. Career and D. Burnetto, Mr. R. G. Butler.

Ellis, reduced to want, tried to take his life, but failed. There is a derisive history of those sorry

3 hours; 4 London to Toronto-given preference to this English ex-; blackguards "The Hangıner of

daya 8 hours; London to Winni. peg-3 days is ours; London to Calgary-6 dah 7 hours; London to Vancouver- days a hours; London to New York days 8 hours; London to Washington days a hours; London to Chicago

days 18 hours; London to Los Angeles 5 days 6 hours.

Fardrop Fotchas £900,

A fine Tibetan ear-drop brought back by the Bate-baird Himalayan Expedition last year brought 500 at Glendining's, London.

The ear-drop is tin. long, and in, the eighteenth century belonged to the Maharajah of Sikkim. It is made of solid gold inlaid with lur-

has a 2-grain pearl

England," but it stops short of

Ellie.

Why Dough-boys?

and

dough boy" The origin of the term

is obscure, goes back to the War of Beces-

Mr. A. L.. Caplan, Mr. R. L.. Clark and family, Dr. J. E. H,

Cogan, Mrs. E. Cogan, General M. A. Colien, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Craig, Mr. F. H. Crapnell.

Mr. W. H. S. Dent, Col and Mrs. E. S. Doughty, Dr. and Mrs.. Drenkhahn.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Easterbrook, sion, when the Federa! soldiers wore enormous globular brass buttons

Miss D. Faye, Mr. C. R. Fer- that were said to resemble dumpl American contingent to land in Mra, W. Field-Hook, Mr. R. H. ings The soldier of the first rajolo, Mrs. Forrand, Capt. and

Fischer, Mr. J. Frisque, Lady called "Sammies," a name so offen. sive to them that their commander; Furnivall. publicly asked that they should in futura ba known as doughboys,

One thousand pounds of air mail quoise plaques, and in the centre Europe during the, laat war were!

was taken off the Empress of Bri- tain in the Straits of Belle Isle for the above distribution.

'VARSITY SWIMMING

CLUB.

ANNUAL SPORTS ON SATURDAY.

The University Swimming Club will hold its first Aquatic Sports on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Chinese Bathing Club. Sir William Hornell will distribute the prizes on that day.

The programme will consia of the following events:-

50 Metres free style 100 metres free style 200 metres free style 400 metres free style 100 metres breast stroke 200 potres breast stroke

100 metres back stroke

400 metres free style (open to Co.

long) Throwing the water polo ball Long plunge Water Polo Match (Past and Pre. sent students of the University va Army and Navy).

LOCAL PROBATES.

where export is rapidly expanding.probate of the will and codici of Resealing of certified Copy of the Shipments have been mads to George Winstanley Barton, late of Hong Kong, Malaya, and Manila Hong Kong, has been granted to and repeat orders for larger quanti- Mr. D. J. Lewis, solicitor of Hong ties have been recrived. Within

London Offke: 5. Flent Berest, the Empire British canned fruita

EO.C

General Manager. The Daily Press.

Hong Kong, 16th September, 1982.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 23. 1939.

TTING hold (Weather

HB TENTH EXTRA RACE A NEW BRITISH INDUSTRY Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY, on

The

1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS ENCLOSURE, Members are notified that they and their Ladios mat wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One without & Badge will be

Kong,

The late Mr. Barton, who lived in Wiinbledon, Surrey died on and vegetables are being bought March 30 this year and left estate by India, Egypt, West and East which was sworn under 8218,600.

Rescaling of exemplification of Africa, the West Indies, Northern

Letters of Administration of the And

Aad Southern Rhodesia,

estate of Jung Ling, restaurant Honduras. The high quality and proprietor, of Chatham, England, the distinctive favour of these has been granted to Mr. M. M. British products are winning them Watson, solicitor of Hong Kong,

Mr. Jung Ling died on March 8 golden opinions wherever they are and left estate sworn under 816,800. Estate to the amount of $41,300 tried, and such is the demand in

was left by Yuen Wah, alias Yuen some districts that canning com-Yik Yin, merchant, who died in panics are offering to build and Hong Kong on July 10, 1932. squip factories as fast as farmers Probate of the will has been grant-

ed to the widow. and gardeners can develop cultiva-

There are only four ear-drops known in Tibet, this example is the only one to leave the country,

Sir Walter Scott."

Classical novelists have

their

vogue or fashion, and their periods of eclipse, but cach and all have devoted adherents, who know and

Better Days for Artists.

Mr. R. W. Gardiner, Mr. I. H. Geare, Mr. L. L. Gilson, Mr. and Mrs. Goldie, Mr. and Mra, J.

The present boomlet is bringing! Gould, Col. and Mrs. F. E. Gowan, back a measure of prosperity to ar Mr. T. M. Gregory, Mr. F. Griffith, tists, says a writer in a Home pa. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Griffith. per, who adds:-

love their respective works. Mori- I was talking to an American Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall, Major dith. George lot and even Sir painter with a reputation in Paris, A. L. Harris, Mr. E. Bausumann, Walter Scott, to name three, are where he has lived for the last ten Mr. Theo, Henriques, Mr. and Mrs.. not the sellers they were, but that years. He has been in London for G. H. Hodgson, Mrs. L. Howle.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Jones, is not to say they are unread. To four months, during which time anyone who looking for a be has made as much money as he Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. A. Keith,. "favourite author" among the im- normally makes in a year. A re. Mr. E. A. Kinsey, Mr. T. S. Kil.. mortals the fine address of Mr. cont show in Bond-street was the Lenny, Mr. G. F. Knight. William Kay, delivered yesterday most successful the exhibitor bad at the St. Andrew's Society dinner ever had. By lowering his usual

in honour of the Sir Walter Scott: prices by about 20 per cent, he sold Centenary, can be recommended. twice as many pictures as usual. There is a picture of a great author and a great dan-a picture that No Ebb to Wireless Ware, should make new Scott disciples in !

Hong Kong and stir the hearts of

the old ones.

The Unemployed in Colombo,

Mr. and Mrs, L, E. Lamorie, Mr. G B. Lane, Mr. 0. Lara, Mr. P. A. Laroche, Cal. J. G. Looky, Mr. and Mrs. Ledesma and family, Mrs. G. Lamadaine.

Mr. G. B. McCormick, Rev. T. It is expected that the number of S. McDermott, Mrs. E. McDiam- British wireless licence hoklers ed, Mr. E. J. McGann, Mr. W. L. would, pass the five million mark McKenzie, Mr. E. H. Melbye, Mrs. during the forthcoming Radio Ex-M. Mien, Mr. A. II. Morant,

Mrs. D. Norman, hibition.

Mr. W. Owen.

Since October last year two lakhs

The graph of licence holders has

Mr. A. M. Parker. Lt-Comdr. J. of rupees have bean voted by the risen almost perpendicularly dur-

M. Park, Mr. W. G. Piric. Ceylon State Council for providing ing the last three years. In every.

Mr. F. Reck, Mr. T. S. Reod. Mr. work for the unemployed. At the case there has been a particularly F. Reinshagen, Mr. F. C. E. Ren- begining of this month all but Its steep rise in the early autumn. The dall, Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Rubino. 24,880 of this sum had been spent more detailed licence analysis in a A fresh vote of Rs. 25,390 has been mirror of industrial conditions. c. R. Savile. Mr. L. Scott, Mr. E. Mr. A. Ealnikoff, Col. and Mrs. asked and the Colombo Municipal Only a minute proportion of homes G. Smith, Mrs. J. D. Southern, Council has agreed to contribute in the heavy industrial distrists are Mr. R. Stillard. Mr. A. Stokkink, another lakh, and thus Rs. 150,000 equipped with listening sats, while! will be available for further relief almost the whole of the south-east Mr. L. E. Stone, Miss T. Svet- of unemployment. It is well-known of England is well above the aver that, the men thrown out of work | "ge.. in the city far outnumber the esti duced to such desperate straits that mates and that many have been re-

the State's efforts to rescue them are utterly inadequate. --~ Ceylon Observer.

To-day's Quotation,

lanova,

Mr. J. Thomson. Mr. G. Travers, Mrs. A. Tromp, Miss M. M. Tyrrell

| Mr and Mrs. T. P. Ulderup.

Mr. L P. Van Calcar, Mr. M.

The good man is a friend to him. J Van Schreven. self: by doing right he will benefit, Mr. J. Watts. Miss P. Webster, himself and be a help to others.- Mr. A. G. Wilcox. Mr. E. 8. Win- ARISTOTLE.

terbottom, Miss E. Wolnizer,

Local and General

The Colony had a clean bill of health for Tuesday.

Tung Wan, a blind beggar, was ordered to be sent back to Canton, by Mr. Wynna-Jones, when charged in Central Court yesterday.

A lecture will be given at the Club Lusitano to-morrow from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. by Dr. Mistowski, F.C.CL Teachers, senior pupils, and friends are cordially invited.

Li Sam, 65, was fined 8200 or two months' imprisonment by Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday for having in his posses sion 231 taels of raw opium valued. at 878.

It is requested that members of the public interested in the core- mony connected with the distribu- Officer Administering the Govara- tion of police medals by H.E, the ment in the compound of the Cen- trai Police Station to-day be in their places by. 4.55 pm.

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from the files.

Looking Back 20 Years.

A letter from Bishop Moule, of Three women were admitted to Kowloon Hospital on Tuesday from

Mid China, has been received by an unnumbered hut in Sha Lo Ha the focal Mid China Mission at Village, Kowloon City, suffering East Fordington, Dorchester, the from poisoning believed to have been contained in some ten which, old home of the Bishop. An in- they drank. The tea has been for. į teresting account of the work in his warded to the Goverment Labora enormous diocese is given. It was tory for analysis.

feared, said the Rev. E. C. Leslie,

A fine of $50 was imposed by who presided at a meeting in cou. Mr. Schofield yesterday on a Chi, nection with the mission at Carme, A small fire broke out on Tuo- nese woman who was convicted on day in the Paramount Chemical a charge of keeping an unregister, that the work would receive a check Works at 681, Canton Road. It is jod midagi. The can came to the owing to the resignation of Bishop stated that one employee on the notice of the authorities following Moule. But the Bishop was still premises was burnt about the arms a report made by the girl at No.

at his old post, and he dheired" and legs and had to be sent to 12 Police Station to the effect that

she had been beaten.

SATURDAY, 2410 SEPTEMBER, A MODERN and welcome develop, 1931, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

First Beil will be Rang atment in Great Britain is the tion to justify it. This is par-

growth of the causing industry, ticularly gratifying in view of the This and the next largest factory, For several years it has doubled fact that a few years ago English at Acton, of ten acres turned out its output annually, and this year fruit and vegetable canning activi-23,000,000 as 10, 1930, in 1931-they turned out 63,000,000 cans, and will show further expansion on a ties were negligible; while now it this year the cutput will be about

is claimed that, in comparison 100,000,000 cans. Further, the can hospital admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

substantial scale. This is of con with the possibilities, the export making industry is also developing Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members Hadcsure and Olub Rooms siderable importance from various market has scarcely been touched. a considerable export trade. For $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for points of view. Perhaps the most Among the commodities in greater convenience in transport, the cans Ladies (Both including Taz) are

demand are celery, new potatoes (of are sent abroad in an unassembled obtainable

the SECRETARY important is that it is easing the a variety suitable for canning forms, the cylindrical part of the thronge upon introduction by a Momber, pressure of unemployment in purposes), spinach, now carrots, body is flattened out and the ends such Blamber to be responsible for various districts; then it is getting and asparagus, and in consequence seas which bay them are supplied loganberries, seedless blackberries, kept separate, The canneries over- payment of all Ohita, etc.

Badges admitting to Members" numbers of workers back to agricul in many agricultural districts there with the necessary machines for Enclosure will NOT be on vals at the tural pursuits; and; is encourag is greater optimism regarding the re-shaping the cans and for scam. A corpss recovered from the water near the Kowloon Godowns on On no pretent will Uhildren being British manufacturers to heal future than there has been sinca ing and closing the ends,

pre-war days.

Thus from every point of view Tuesday has been identified as be- Another bright aspect in the ob the industry scoma to have a bright ing that of Leung Ping Hang in the car future before it. The British oil, unemployed seaman, of 20, Park vious development in making industry. Outputs cou properly tilled. produces the finest Street, who committed suicide un tinue to break nil records. In sexis fruits and vegetables, and the Sunday by throwing himself from cases the larger canning firma British cultivator is oldom satis the ferry Man Woi.

Race Course.

permitted in either Enclosus during new ground and to look for rew the Meeting,LAN

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club openings for their capital and the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone depression. House provided they are ordered from energy in this period of industrial

21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE, The Price of Admission to the Pablio

but the overwhelming proportion of when once he feels assured of a

I

Fr. L. Banchio, of the local Ka-For sheer audacity, a theft which lian Mission, left for Naples on took pisco at the Kwong Bang firm, the Hakone Maru on Saturday. He dealers in curios and jewellery, is has been invalided home on medical hard to beat. A young, Chinese advice to enter a sanatorium for i walked into the store, helped him- for about a year. nervoua diseases, and will be away! self to a case containing some jade

pieces and calmly walked out of the shop. He was chhued and arrorted by à foli. Sentence of four months' hard labour was passed on him yes terday at pho Magistracy.

.:

to stay there and carry on the work until his death.-Hong Kong

Daily Press, Sept. 22, 1907. Looking Back 50 Years.

In his last commercial circular, Mr. Paler. Maclean of Shanghai, says:-"The day of Companies in Shanghai has not yet gone, Still another has been started and al- most Reated amongst the natives.

3,000

The annual outing and picnic or ganise for the junior members of: Capital Taels 309,000 in St. John's Cathedral Choir took shares of Tha. 100 cash. It has for place on Tuesday afternoon when its object the manufacture, from some eighteen-boys journeyed by

Last year the output of the possess their own can-making units; fed with anything but the bost what promises to be an interest daunch to Junk Bay where twin native colton, of cotton yarn, pare: Basicsure is $8.00 including Tax, for factories was 83,000,000 cans. It containers are bought in fabri-market. For generations Great ing lecture is to be delivered at ming, surf-board riding, and games, and simple, and this the projec all Persons, including Ladies, and is is as yet too early to valimate what cated state, requiring only to be Britain led the world in mechanical St. Andrew's Church Hall at 9, were indulged in. Towards the end tors expect to be able to produce payable at the Gate,

filled and scaled. One cau-making invention, and almady British.can-p.m, this evening, when the Very of the afternoon an excellent tea at a cost of Tis, 45 a 50 per hale Sokliers and Sailors in uniform are figure will be reached this year, but factory occupies a site of twenty mers have improved on some of the Rev. Alfred Swann, M.S. D.8.C. was provided, Mars Lane Craw of a picula, on a basis of Tls. 12 mittad Hall Price

certainly last year's will be concres at Worster, and this year best of foreign machines, whilst Dean of St. John's Cathedral, will ford and Co., being the caterers, per picul for the raw material, Bookmakers, Tie Tac Men, etomiderably exceeded. Every canning it and the oighton other factories British tin has been known and talk on his experiences in the Holy The launch making the outing pos For the preliminary conter the in the Precincts of Tum Hose Rosa district in the country has been owned by the raine company have valued for many centuries. Them Land. An added interest to the sible was kindly loaned by Messers machinery is to be up to a daily will not be permitted to operate with

been working at high pressure to remains now only the most rapid lecture is the fact that the Lantern Dodwell and Co Mr. Maurice output of 60-bales. The direction. JOCKEY CLUB during the Race Meeting. working at full capacity One of keep pace with the demand for development in production that cir- slides to be shown, explanatory to Barton. The Rev. N. V. Ha,ward, is partly foreign and partly na-

By Order,

the largest companies turned out cans.

cumstances will permis; and the the talk, have been made from and Mr. Frederick Mason, choir tive. Moreover, and with reference „The Worcestar factory turns out proper organisation of machinery photographs actually taken by the master, in whose hands were this to the native cotton goods factory, nearly 500,000 cans a day during cans at the rate of 1,200 a minute, for selling advantageourly at home Dean during his mourn in Palce arrangements of the affair, were progress is reported-Hong Kong the season for peas, strawberries, M(Continued on next Columna and abroad,

also present.

Daily Press, Bept. 22, 1889.

8. A. SLEAP, Hong Kong, 18th Sept., 1932.

Acting Secretary

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